The Serpent's Tale

Name: The Serpent's Tale
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Ariana Franklin
ISBN: 9781429592512

Author: Ariana Franklin

Series: A Mistress of the Art of Death Novel

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 12 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/31/2008

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

The follow-up to Mistress of the Art of Death- in the national bestselling series hailed as "the medieval answer to Kay Scarpetta and the CSI detectives."

When King Henry II's mistress is found poisoned, suspicion falls on his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. The king orders Adelia Aguilar, expert in the science of death, to investigate-and hopefully stave off civil war. A reluctant Adelia finds herself once again in the company of Rowley Picot, the new Bishop of St. Albans...and her baby's father. Their discoveries into the crime are shocking- and omens of greater danger to come.

About The Author

Ariana Franklin is the pen name of British writer Diana Norman. A bestselling author and former journalist, she lives in England with her husband, the film critic Barry Norman.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Donald on August 28, 2008

This is an okay historial murder-myster-whodunit. The main problem is with the main character; I never liked her. She also has problems with what she believes; in one instant, she's giving a poor girl a cross necklace and in the other, she's saying things like she doesn't want anything to do with a......more

Goodreads review by Meredith on June 24, 2009

I was, by the barest whisper, sufficiently curious about the heroine from "Mistress of the Art of Death" to get a copy of this from the local library. It's a fast read - I churned through it in about a day - but man. I was disappointed by its predecessor, and this one's not all that great either. Fr......more

Goodreads review by Felicia on December 25, 2011

I finally caught up with this series, and totally enjoyed the book as much as the first. There is immaculate research about the time of Henry II here, and as a fan of the era I just LOVED being immersed in a believable way in the world. Our heroine is sent to investigate the mysterious death of the k......more

Quotes

"A deliciously dark and effective concoction of historical fiction, suspense, romance, adventure and forensics."
-Miami Herald

"An irresistible novel."
-New York Daily News

"A brilliant tapestry of medieval life and death."
-Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Imaginative."
-Chicago Sun-Times