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Shortly before his unexpected coronation, King Richard passed a law letting all of England's prisoners go free. Shortly afterwards, a young nun is found gruesomely murdered. Richard swiftly employs an old military colleague of his, Josse d'Acquin, to unravel this hideous mystery... Read Full Overview

The Abbess Helewise of Hawkenly--the wisest and most unlikely sleuth since Brother Cadfael--teams up with a canny soldier of fortune in the debut of an irresistible mystery series. Fortune Like the Moon recreates the beauty and violence of Medieval times and introduces a wonderful... Read Full Overview

It is 1157, and a young nun from Hawkenlye Abbey has been found with her throat slashed. The people of rural Kent are quick to jump to conclusions: Surely the murderer must be one of the felons released by the new king, Richard Plantagenet, as a sign of his goodness and charity... Read Full Overview