Music of the Distant Stars - (Aelf Fen Mystery) by Alys Clare (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Very early one summer morning, Lassair slips out of her Fenland village on a deeply personal mission and discovers the body of a young woman. The girl's identity is quickly discovered but, as she wonders who killed her and why, Lassair swiftly becomes mystified and frightened.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i><b>The new Lassair mystery from the author of the Hawkenlye books</b></i> <p/> Very early one summer morning, Lassair slips out of her Fenland village on a deeply personal mission and discovers the body of a young woman, hidden where it has no place to be. The girl's identity is quickly discovered but, as she wonders who killed her and why, Lassair swiftly becomes mystified and frightened. Why did a sweet natured seamstress have to die? Suspicion soon creeps uncomfortably close to home; then another body is found . . .<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A gripping, atmospheric mystery that will keepers engaged throughout-- "Booklist"<br><br>Clare deftly evokes the tension between the Norman overlords and the Saxon natives of the fens as the former try to impose both Norman law and religion on the latter, who remain under the spell of the old religion. The murderer's identity will surprise most readers-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>Clare's Aelf Fen series... offers a charming combination of the mysterious and mystical; the third volume continues in the same vein.-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>In her third series historical... set during the reign of William II (1055-1100), one of the genre's most underrated authors paints a haunting portrait of an unfamiliar time when old Saxon ways had to be hidden from Norman overlords-- "Library Journal"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Alys Clare divides her time between Tonbridge, England-in the area where ""Tavern in the Morning"" is set--and her ancient stone cottage in Brittany. The author of two previous Hawkenlye mysteries, ""Fortune Like the Moon"" and ""Ashes of the Elements,"" she has also studied archaeology at the University of Kent at Canterbury.<br>
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