Murder in the Cloister

Name: Murder in the Cloister
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Tania Bayard
ISBN: 9781684579884

Author: Tania Bayard

Series: Christine de Pizan Mystery #4

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 04/01/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Christine de Pizan is in danger when she is sent to the Priory of Poissy to catch the killer of a young nun in this vividly imagined historical mystery set in fourteenth-century France.

Paris, 1399. Scribe Christine de Pizan is sent to the Priory of Poissy by the palace to copy a manuscript for the prioress. But the prioress already has many copyists at the priory, and Christine senses that something is amiss. Her suspicions are confirmed when the prioress reveals that one of the sisters has been found murdered in the cloister.

Fearing for the welfare of the king's young daughter who resides at the abbey, she is eager for Christine to find out who killed the young nun—and why.

As Christine investigates, she uncovers dark mischief and closely guarded secrets, but can she unmask a killer?

About Tania Bayard

Tania Bayard is a freelance writer and lecturer specializing in medieval art, culture, and horticulture. She has taught art history at Fordham, Rutgers, and Hofstra universities and is the author of a number of books, including A Medieval Home Companion: Housekeeping in the Fourteenth Century. Previously, she was the curator of the Biblical Garden at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and assistant horticulturist at The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy on March 20, 2021

This is book four in the Christine de Pizan series by Tania Bayard and the first book I've read in this series. I am a fan of historical mysteries and was interested in reading this story set in France in 1399 which features a true historical person in a fictionalized mystery. The world of the clois......more

Goodreads review by Melisende on February 27, 2021

This is the fourth in the Christine de Pizan mystery series, and as with other review, it is suggested to start this series at the beginning and read in order to ensure continuity. In this outing Christine is travelling to the Prior of Poissy, ostensibly to see her daughter and to copy manuscripts,......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on January 14, 2021

This mystery takes us to 14th century France and the choices women had at this time. Christine de Pizan has previous experience in investigation for the King. She was the obvious choice when a young nun is killed at the Priory of Poissy. Due to the links the King and Christine had at the Priory Chri......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on March 26, 2021

The year is 1399 in Paris and the royal family is concerned about the Priory in Poissy. Something has happened behind the cloistered walls and only one person who is extremely loyal to the king and queen can figure out what is amiss, Christine de Pizan the famous medieval writer. Christine goes to P......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on April 23, 2021

My thanks to Tania Bayard, Canongate Books and Net Galley for the ARC of MURDER IN THE CLOISTER., My first thought when I began to read this, (I haven't read any of the others) was that Christine de Pizan did not want to take on the case of finding out who killed the nun at the Priory of Poissy. This......more