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Fortune Like the Moon (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Alys Clare (Author)
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Publication Date: Mar 2001 | Series: St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries (Book 1)
Shortly before his unexpected coronation, King Richard passed a law letting all of England's prisoners go free. Shortly afterwards a young nun is found, gruesomely murdered. Richard swiftly employs an old military colleague of his, Josse d'Acquin, to unravel this hideous mystery. Who could have wanted to kill this innocent young novice, and, more worryingly, why?



Josse goes to Hawkenlye Abbey to find out the answers to these questions. He is having little success until meets the Abbess Helewise, a woman who quickly proves herself to be his equal, both as an amateur sleuth, and as a figure the community can rely on during this turbulent time for England.



This duo have to find the murderer, and find him quickly, or they'll have the King of England to answer to...
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Product details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Mar 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312976321
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312976323
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,798,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Proof that a writer of medieval crime fiction can deliver something fresh' (The Times Crime Supplement )

'Rich in detail and with a good sense of time and place' (Hertfordshire Star )

'An engrossing tale' Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alys Clare is a history buff and has written many novels under a different name. Alys Clare lives in Kent, where the Hawkenlye mysteries are set.. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A crime novel set in the reign of Richard the Lionheart 4 Mar 2001
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Format:Paperback
The setting is at the beginning of Richard the Lionheart's reign, when Richard is seeking to endear himself to his rather reluctant subjects. As an act of clemency, he releases prisoners from jail. But it seems to be backfiring on Richard - a series of murders starts near the the abbey of Hawkenlye, which is ruled by Abbess Helewise, a confidant of his mother, the redoubtable Queen Eleanor. Local opinion is that the murders were committed by released prisoners. But is it so? Richard sends Josse d'Aquin, a knight from his lands in France, to resolve the murders and restore hid good name. Helewise and Josse make an intriguing pair, with complementary characters, and the investigation proceeds to its rather unexpected conclusion.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The First in the Series 25 Aug 2006
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Alys Clare has written many other novels under a different name. She is able to breathe new life into the medieval period. A period of history that many novelists take as their background subject. Alys Clare lives in Kent. This is the area in which the books are set.

When a young nun is found murdered, King Richard turns to an old friend, Sir Josse d'Acquin, to trace the killer. The knight has very little success until he meets the Abbess of Hawkenlye Abbey, Helewise. Her quick mind and powers of deduction are as good if not better than his own.

To try to win favour with the English people, his subjects, Richard the Lionheart has given amnesty to many of the villains cluttering up the jails. He has done this as an act of generosity and to try to get the people of England to accept a king who has hardly set foot on English soil. Abbess Helewise is a close friend of the King's mother, the redoubtable Eleanor of Aquitaine. And it is close to Helewise's Abbey that the murders are taking place. The local people are of the opinion that it is the thieves and cutpurses that Richard has released that are causing murder and mayhem.

Richard's act of leniency seems to have backfired on him and he is desperate to restore his good name, without incurring the wrath of the people and his mother, who thinks that Richard should spend more time in the country he rules.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as anything Peters ever did. 13 April 2001
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A terrific novel. I can only ask why she is not more widely read!!

The characters are well drawn, and sir Josse and the Abbess Helewise make a great time. the historical detail is very accurate, and makes the story seem oh-so relistic.

The conclusion is unexpected, and the ending very sad.

I loved it. well done. Keep writing!!!

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