Fortune like the Moon, 9780340739327
Paperback
A murdered nun, a freed prisoner, and a royal mystery.

Fortune like the Moon

$32.93

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    4 November 1999

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Summary

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. Who could have wanted to kill this innocent young novice, and, more worryingly, why?

Josse goes to Hawkenlye Abbey to find out the answers to these questions. He is having little success until he meets the Ab…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780340739327
ISBN-10:0340739320
Author:Alys Clare, Elizabeth Harris
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Edition:2nd
Release Date:4 November 1999
Weight:139g
Dimensions:178mm x 111mm x 16mm
Series:Hawkenlye Mystery S.
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Rich in detail and with a good sense of time and place’ [Hertfordshire Star]

‘An engrossing tale’ [Kirkus Reviews]

‘Proof that a writer of medieval crime fiction can deliver something fresh’ [Times Crime Supplement]

About The Author

Alys Clare

Alys Clare is a history buff and has written many novels under a different name. Alys Clare lives in Kent, where the Hawkenlye mysteries are set.

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