Twelfth-century anatomist, Adelia Aguilar must once again investigate the dead because terrible things are happening. Henry II's favourite mistress, Rosamund Clifford has been poisoned - and, rumour says, by his jealous wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. If Henry believes the stories, England will be torn apart as King battles Queen.
In a race against time to prove Eleanor's innocence, and with a dangerous assassin on the loose, Adelia has never faced greater danger. The armies that might cause civil war lie behind her. The icy winds of a dreadful winter blow around her. And ahead she must brave the thorns of the impenetrable labyrinth that surrounds Fair Rosamund's tower, and decipher the mystery of the dead woman who lies frozen within.
Accolades
Shortlisted for CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger 2008.
Reviews
THE TIMES 'A highly entertaining whodunnit...Franklin is an adept storyteller who disseminates her research into the period with clarity and lightness of touch' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
GUARDIAN 'Seamlessly weaving real and fictitious characters with vivid descriptions of medieval life from limb-amputation to ice-skating, The Death Maze is a rich banquet of a book'
Author Biography
Ariana Franklin was born in Devon and, like her father, became a journalist. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Mistress of the Art of Death. The Death Maze is her second historical thriller featuring Adelia Aguilar.
