
In the Presence of Evil
by Tania Bayard
Title:
In the Presence of Evil
Author:
Tania Bayard
Series (if any):
A Christine de Pizan Mystery
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
240 pages
Publisher:
Canongate Books
ISBN-13:
9781847519115
EAN:
9781847519115
Publication Date:
28/02/2019
Classifications:
Crime and Mystery
Weight (g):
432
Dimensions (mm):
140 x 214 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Christine de Pizan is hired to be a scribe for the King in 14th Century France but finds more than she bargained for as a trail of bodies are found.Paris, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to support her family, but when she is called to the palace to work, she dreads going. There, everyone fears the king''s attacks of unreason and they believe the charlatans who claim they can cure him with vile potions. But when a mysterious book of magic leaves a trail of real murdered bodies in its wake, Christine has more than black magic to worry about.Then one of the king''s favourites, Hugues de Précy, is found murdered and his wife Alix de Clairy is blamed. Can Christine prove Alix''s innocence and save her from being burned at the stake?
















