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In the presence of evil / Tania Bayard

"Paris, 1393. Scribe Christine de Pizan dreads going to the palace to work, where people believe the mad king can be cured with magic. But a certain spell book leaves murdered bodies in its wake. Then Hugues de Precy is murdered and his wife, Alix, is blamed. Can Christine prove Alix's innocence and...

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Main Author: Bayard, Tania (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London : Severn House Publishers, 2018.
Series:Bayard, Tania. Christine De Pizan mystery ; 1.
Subjects:
Scribes > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Malicious accusation > Fiction.
Paris (France) > History > To 1515 > Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Summary:"Paris, 1393. Scribe Christine de Pizan dreads going to the palace to work, where people believe the mad king can be cured with magic. But a certain spell book leaves murdered bodies in its wake. Then Hugues de Precy is murdered and his wife, Alix, is blamed. Can Christine prove Alix's innocence and save her from being burned at the stake?"--Publisher's description.
Physical Description:231 pages ; 23 cm.
ISBN:0727887882
9780727887887
Author Notes:Tania Bayard is a freelance writer and lecturer specializing in medieval art, culture, and horticulture. She has taught art history at Fordham, Rutgers, and Hofstra universities and is the author of a number of books, including A Medieval Home Companion: Housekeeping in the Fourteenth Century. Previously, she was the curator of the Biblical Garden at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and assistant horticulturist at The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is her first work of fiction.

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