Beschreibung:
Ariana Franklin was born in Devon and, like her father, became a journalist. Having invaded Wales dressed in combat uniform with the Royal Marines for one of their military exercises, accompanied the Queen on a royal visit, missed her own twenty-first birthday party because she had to cover a murder, she married, almost inevitably, another journalist. At this point she decided that staying married was a good idea so she abandoned her career in national newspapers and settled down in the country to bring up two daughters, study medieval history and write. Ariana was the author of the acclaimed, award-winning Mistress of the Art of Death series. She passed away in 2011.
'An exhilarating whodunit and my favourite book of the year.' TESS GERRITSEN
1176- The monks of Glastonbury have discovered two skeletons buried in their graveyard - one is tall, like that of a warrior, the other small and delicate. Are these the remains of King Arthur and Guinevere?
On hearing of the discovery, King Henry II demands evidence that the legendary Arthur is dead - he needs to stop his belligerent Welsh subjects believing that their Once and Future King will return to lead them against him.
So, he calls upon his Mistress of the Art of Death, the anatomist Adelia Aguilar, to examine the bones. But someone doesn't want the skeletons identified - and is prepared to kill in order to prevent it...
'Franklin is one of the very best creators of medieval whodunits.' GUARDIAN
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Readers are captivated by Relics of the Dead:
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Die Mönche von Glastonbury finden zwei Skelette auf ihrem Friedhof: eines groß, eines kleiner. Sind es die Gebeine von King Arthur und Guinevere? König Henry II will Beweise, denn die streitlustigen Waliser glauben noch immer an die Rückkehr ihres legendären Königs. Also beauftragt er die Anatomin Adelia Aguilar, die Knochen zu untersuchen. Doch irgendjemand will um jeden Preis verhindern, dass die Skelette identifiziert werden - auch wenn er über Leichen gehen muss.
Medieval Glastonbury - human remains have been uncovered. Are these the bones of King Arthur and Guinevere?
