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The Maiden's Tale

Sister Frevisse seriesbook 8 of 17Next:The Reeve's Tale(1999) →

A visit at the home of Sister Frevisse's cousin Lady Alice becomes dangerous—for this home houses a secret that has turned deadly. Alice is involved in dangerous political machinations with the duc of Orleans and King Henry VI. Private correspondence has been routed through the Suffolks' home, but now the messenger has been brutally slain.

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Can Sister Frevisse find the traitor and murderer before he strikes again?

Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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