The Novice's Tale: 1 (A Dame Frevisse Mystery)

Author: Frazer, Margaret

Brand: Penguin Random House

Color: Grey

Edition: Reissue

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 240

Release Date: 01-11-1993

model number: 90-11062

Part Number: 90-11062

Details: Product Description
It is the year of Our Lord's grace 1431, and the nuns of England's St. Frideswide sweetly chant their Paternosters behind gracious, trellised walls. But their quiet lives are shattered by the unwelcome visit of the hard-drinking, blaspheming dowager Lady Ermentrude, with her retinue of lusty maids and men, baying hounds, and even a pet monkey in tow. The lady demands wine, a feast, and her niece, the frail and saintly novice Thomasine.

What she gets is her own strange and sudden death.

Sister Frevisse, hosteler of the priory and amateur sleuth, fears murder. The most likely suspect is pious Thomasine . . . but Frevisse alone detects a clever web spun to entangle an innocent nun in the most unholy of passions—and the deadliest of deeds.


From the Back Cover
It is the year of Our Lord's grace 1431, and the nuns of England's St. Frideswide sweetly chant their Paternosters behind gracious, trellised walls. But their quiet lives are shattered by the unwelcome visit of the hard-drinking, blaspheming dowager Lady Ermentrude, with her retinue of lusty maids and men, baying hounds, and even a pet monkey in tow. The lady demands wine, a feast, and her niece, the frail and saintly novice Thomasine.
About the Author
Margaret Frazer was a finalist for an Edgar Award for Best Original Paperback for both
The Servant’s Tale and
The Prioress’ Tale. The Sister Frevisse series includes
The Novice’s Tale, The Servant’s Tale, The Outlaw’s Tale, The Bishop’s Tale, The Boy’s Tale, The Murderer’s Tale, The Prioress’ Tale, The Maiden’s Tale, The Reeve’s Tale, and
The Squire’s Tale. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

EAN: 9780425143216

Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English