Heart Of Ice by Alys Clare - ISBN: 9780340831168
Paperback
Frozen lake hides deadly secrets, sickness spreads, faith is tested.
  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2007

Summary

It is February 1194. A desperately ill man is making for Hawkenlye Abbey in the hope of a miracle cure. In his delirium he sees the Virgin Mary and, sinking to his knees, he begins to pray. She is the last person he will ever see.

The winter cold intensifies and the Vale lake freezes over. It is only when the thaw sets in that a corpse is discovered in the icy waters, its skull crushed by a lethal blow. With no clues on the body but an apothecary’s remedy, Abbess Helewise asks her tru…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780340831168
ISBN-10:0340831162
Author:Alys Clare, Elizabeth Harris
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:31 August 2007
Weight:194g
Dimensions:178mm x 113mm x 24mm
Series:Hawkenlye Mysteries 9
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Praise for the Hawkenlye Series - :

This is no murder-by-numbers writer. What seems a fascinating subplot, about a forest poeople who adhere to the old pagan ways, gradually becomes central to the investigation. Clare draws utterly believable characters who have warmth and humanity … Don’t let the fact that this is the sixth in a series put you off. But I bet, like me, you’ll be ordering books one to five when you’ve finished. - Derby Evening Telegraph on A DARK NIGHT HIDDEN

A worthy heir to Ellis Peters, though grittier, materialises - Poison in the Pen on FORTUNE LIKE THE MOON

Proof that a writer of medieval crime fiction can deliver something fresh - The Times

Cunningly shifting sympathies among virtually all the players, Clare spotlights first Helewise, then Josse, in a detecting competition that lifts the partners above their predictable gender roles … immersing them in a suddenly engrossing tale. - Kirkus Reviews

‘A rich and compelling mystery’ - Tangled Web

They are actually rather good - Publishers Weekly on A DARK NIGHT HIDDEN

About The Author

Alys Clare

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

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