In the Shadow of the Enemy - (Christine de Pizan Mystery) by Tania Bayard (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><i>Paris, 1393</i>. A masquerade ball at the palace ends in tragedy, with four revellers burned to death. Was it an accident, or did someone deliberately hurl a flaming torch at the dancers? Christine de Pizan investigates, and finds the palace to be a hotbed of rumour, suspicion, petty rivalries and dark secrets: a place where no one can be trusted...<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i><b>Scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan must discover who wants to kill the king in the second of this richly-imagined historical mystery series set in 14th Century France</b></i> <p/> <i>Paris, 1393.</i> A masquerade ball at the palace ends in tragedy, with four revellers burned to death. Was it an accident... or did someone deliberately hurl a flaming torch at the dancers? Convinced it was an act of murder and that the king himself was the real target, Queen Isabeau has asked Christine de Pizan to spend time at court in an attempt to uncover the identity of the would-be assassin. <p/> With the king struck down by an illness no one can understand, Christine finds the palace to be a hotbed of rumour, suspicion, petty rivalries and dark secrets: a place where no one can be trusted. Could the king's ambitious brother, the Duke of Orleans, be responsible for the deaths? One of his embittered uncles? Or could the killer lie even closer to home...?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Historical details drive this period puzzle, whose heroine provides a steady presence against a backdrop of characters constantly fighting against their time and stations</i>-- "<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b>"<br><br><i>This liberal sprinkling of quotations, many from the real de Pizan's own works, lend this intriguing tale an air of historical authenticity</i>-- "<i><b>Booklist</b></i>"<br><br><i>Well-researched... History fans will enjoy this one</i>-- "<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i>"<br>
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