The Clerk's Tale - Hardcover

Frazer, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 070907171X ISBN 13: 9780709071716

Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

St Mary's infirmary garden was a place for the growing of healing herbs and a place of quiet for those nuns who had been ill. The fact that it was designed for serenity and comfort made it doubly wrong to find Master Montfort sprawled out on the grass there. Dead. That he had died violently was neither a surprise nor a distress to Dame Frevisse. Her past dealings with him when he was crowner had not been pleasant. And as royal escheator in charge of determining the rightful heirs of important properties, Monfort had enemies enough. In fact, his death seemed directly related to his work...Montfort was to settle an inheritance dispute between a wealthy woman and her supposed nephew. If he is actually her dead sister's son, he stands to inherit an estate. Now Dame Frevisse must step in and untangle the fortunes and felonies in this complicated case of political and familial rivalries. But her real challenge is to put aside her feelings and serve justice for the murder of an unjust man...

About this title

Review:

"A well-wrought tale of intrigue and murder...history aficionados will delight in every page." Publishers Weekly "Meticulous detail that speaks of trustworthy scholarship and a sympathetic imagination." The New York Times

About the Author:

Margaret Frazer was a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best Original Paperback for both The Servant's Tale and The Prioress' Tale. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 070907171X
• ISBN 13: 9780709071716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242