Grave Goods

I really like this series. I love the characters, and particularly Adelia. I love the pacing, the mysteries, the historical setting. I love Henry II, even though he drives me batty sometimes. What I really don't love is Rowley. In previous books, I sort of managed to put up with him - he manages to b......more

What I like about the Mistress of the Art of Death series is that each one seems to improve on the last. Franklin does a great job of mixing new characters and story lines in with her original cast of characters. While I'll admit that Adelia is bit of a stretch for the time period, she's surrounded......more

I really enjoy this series. Love the characters (the villains - usually more than one - are very villainous and come to terrible ends as our sense of justice demands). As for this, we still have our peculiar lead character, a woman who can be belligerent and loving on the same page, humble and pride......more