![]() ![]() But Henry's summons cannot be ignored, and Adelia must again join forces with the king's trusted fixer, Rowley Picot, the Bishop of St. She has been living contentedly in the countryside, caring for her infant daughter, Allie. Adelia is not happy to be called out of retirement. The king must once again summon Adelia Aguilar, mistress of the art of death, to uncover the truth. If Eleanor is guilty, the result could be civil war. Henry suspects that Rosamund's murder is probably the first move in Eleanor's long-simmering plot to overthrow him. It is twelfth centure England and Rosamund Clifford, the mistress of King Henry II, has died an agonizing death by poison - and the king's estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is the prime suspect. The cover features Vanitas Still Life by Pieter van Steenwijck, courtesy of Museo Del Prado in Madrid. Light rubbing at the corners with a flat uncreased spine previous owner's name inside. ![]()
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