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No cover — Grave Goods (2009, PENGUIN GROUP (CANADA))

E-book

English language

Published Sept. 8, 2009 by PENGUIN GROUP (CANADA).

ISBN:: 9780143172789
OCLC Number:: 649708052

(2 reviews)

Two years after the events of The Serpent's Tale, the Celts continue to fight Henry's rule, believing that King Arthur will return to repel the invading Saxons. When two bodies are discovered, Henry calls on Adelia to prove they are those of Arthur and Guinevere. If she does, the Celts should fall into line. In her third mystery featuring King Henry II's mistress of the art of death, Ariana Franklin delivers another perfect mix of history, legend, mystery, and thriller.

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airdog reviewed Grave goods by Ariana Franklin

Review of 'Grave goods' on 'GoodReads'

3 stars

I'm not a specialist of the period the book is set in (the reign of Henri II) but it seems to me difficult to believe that an English king of that period would put his faith in the knowledge of a woman (especially a foreign woman coming from Spain) with an Arab assistant, no matter how much that woman would have proved to him.

But I was nevertheless easily able to put aside this rather incongruous aspect of the novel and greatly enjoy reading on.

The plot is well written and from page to page never lets you down by getting Adelia and her friends out of one difficult situation only to put her in another one right away. With the main character we bounce from an escape from forest villains to miraculously surviving an attempt to bury her to being saved from certain drowning and so on.

And while …

I'm not a specialist of the period the book is set in (the reign of Henri II) but it seems to me difficult to believe that an English king of that period would put his faith in the knowledge of a woman (especially a foreign woman coming from Spain) with an Arab assistant, no matter how much that woman would have proved to him.

But I was nevertheless easily able to put aside this rather incongruous aspect of the novel and greatly enjoy reading on.

The plot is well written and from page to page never lets you down by getting Adelia and her friends out of one difficult situation only to put her in another one right away. With the main character we bounce from an escape from forest villains to miraculously surviving an attempt to bury her to being saved from certain drowning and so on.

And while it's not really difficult to guess who the culprits are there are some nice twists to the plot that keep the interest going.

All in all, a book I would gladly recommend to anyone interested in a good plot and a nice medieval setting.

airdog reviewed Grave goods by Ariana Franklin

Review of 'Grave goods' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I'm not a specialist of the period the book is set in (the reign of Henri II) but it seems to me difficult to believe that an English king of that period would put his faith in the knowledge of a woman (especially a foreign woman coming from Spain) with an Arab assistant, no matter how much that woman would have proved to him.

But I was nevertheless easily able to put aside this rather incongruous aspect of the novel and greatly enjoy reading on.

The plot is well written and from page to page never lets you down by getting Adelia and her friends out of one difficult situation only to put her in another one right away. With the main character we bounce from an escape from forest villains to miraculously surviving an attempt to bury her to being saved from certain drowning and so on.

And while …

I'm not a specialist of the period the book is set in (the reign of Henri II) but it seems to me difficult to believe that an English king of that period would put his faith in the knowledge of a woman (especially a foreign woman coming from Spain) with an Arab assistant, no matter how much that woman would have proved to him.

But I was nevertheless easily able to put aside this rather incongruous aspect of the novel and greatly enjoy reading on.

The plot is well written and from page to page never lets you down by getting Adelia and her friends out of one difficult situation only to put her in another one right away. With the main character we bounce from an escape from forest villains to miraculously surviving an attempt to bury her to being saved from certain drowning and so on.

And while it's not really difficult to guess who the culprits are there are some nice twists to the plot that keep the interest going.

All in all, a book I would gladly recommend to anyone interested in a good plot and a nice medieval setting.