Bea G. (beag) reviewed on 4/28/2013 + 6 more book reviews

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Adelia Aguilar is commissioned by King Henry II to determine if the bones found in Glastonbury Abbey graveyard are King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Since King Henry II is having particular trouble with Wales where the legend is strong, he is hoping that Adelia will be able to say that Arthur and Geneviere are dead, since he hopes that will take the strength out of the rebellion.

Although Adelia is reluctant, she agrees to go. And there the adventure begins.

Glastonbury (the town) has had a devastating fire, the abbey has discovered a coffin with a large and a small person inside together (Arthur and Guinevere?), a dead person is wrongly accused of setting the fire which puts his frankpledge at risk, her friend who was travelling also to the area is missing, and Adelia must maintain the ruse that she is the assistant rather than the investigator since she is female. And, then add that the Bishop of St. Albans will be overseeing her work - a man who fathered her child before he answered the call to the Church - and you have a story with adventure, mystery, love, entwined relationships, and wonderful twists.

I really enjoyed this book which kept pulling me back to find out what would happen next. I will be checking out the rest of the Mistress of the Art of Death Series.

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