Justice for the Damned (Large Print)
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Volume(s): 1
Format Details: 16pt, Verdana
ISBN(s): 9781458731265
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Editorial Reviews
· “…riveting…an unexpected conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
· “An age-old story of lust, passion, greed and murder…Royal’s continuing saga of historical sleuths Eleanor and Thomas (Sorrow Without End, 2006, etc.) and their struggle to contain their inappropriate lust is a rousing tale.” —Kirkus Reviews
About the Book
It is May of 1272, and Prioress Eleanor of Tyndale, recovering from a near-fatal winter fever, journeys to Amesbury Priory to visit her aunt in time for the Feast of Saint Melor. Although Eleanor hopes to regain her strength in the midst of pleasant childhood memories, Death reveals a most troublesome fondness for her company. A ghost now haunts Amesbury. Is it perhaps the spirit of a pregnant woman who drowned herself in the River Avon? But soon the specter turns murderous. A man is decapitated near the river where the grim figure walks, yet Sister Beatrice, Eleanor's aunt and acting prioress of Amesbury, shows an uncharacteristic hesitancy about taking charge of any investigation. As others apparently fall victim to the vengeful ghost, Eleanor struggles to put a human face on the restless spirit, and Brother Thomas, pursuing a secret mission for the Church connected with the Priory's famoous Psaltery, finds that his own demons have unexpectedly taken on a very human form.
About the Author
Priscilla Royal grew up in British Columbia and has a degree in world literature from San Francisco State University, where she discovered the beauty of medieval literature. Until recently, she worked for the Federal government in a variety of positions, all of which provided a wonderful education in the complexity of human experience and motivation. She is a theater fan as well as reader of history, mysteries, and fiction of lesser violence. She now lives in Northern California and belongs to the Mystery Writers of America, California Writers Club, and Sisters in Crime. Tyrant of the Mind is second in the series following Wine of Violence, her debut novel.