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"Outstanding historical amateur sleuth tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 20, 2003

Sir Ralph of Woodrim, owner of a manor house in Oxfordshire, England of 1458, is despised by his wife, his grown sons, his grandson and his young daughters. The only concern this vile man has is in the hounds and the hunt which his neighbor and friend Sir William Read more...

"Recent addition to this medieval mystery series is superb."
Reviewed by Vicky Gilpin
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003

Once again, Dame Frevisse is caught in the middle of a murder. This time, the perceptive nun is positioned as the helpmate and comfort-provider to a widow who's not grieving. The late master of the manor has his dead hands clenched around the throats of his heirs, just as he Read more...

Summary

In Margaret Frazer's eagerly-awaited new medieval mystery, the "devout yet human"** nun Dame Frevisse finds herself embroiled in a family's turmoil. When she accompanies a nunnery pupil and her mother as they return home, a family member is suddenly killed under questionable circumstances. As secrets are dragged out into the light, Dame Frevisse realizes that there is a murderer among them who will not rest until the family legacy has been settled once and for all.