Grave Goods Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

by Ariana Franklin

Combining the best of modern forensicthrillers with the drama of medievalfiction, New York Times–bestsellingauthor Ariana Franklin returns withthe third title in the Mistressof the Art of Death series.

England, 1176. Beautiful, tranquil Glastonbury Abbey one of England's holiest sites, and believed by someto be King Arthur's sacred Isle of Avalon has beenburned almost to the ground. The arsonist remains at large, butthe fire has uncovered something even more shocking: two hiddenskeletons, a man and a woman. The skeletons' height andage send rumors flying are the remains those of Arthur andGuinevere?

King Henry II hopes so. Struggling to put down a rebellionin Wales, where the legend of Celtic savior Arthur is particularlystrong, Henry wants definitive proof that the bones areArthur's. If the rebels are sure that the Once and Future Kingwill not be coming to their aid, Henry can stamp out the insurgencefor good. He calls on Adelia Aguilar, Mistress of the Art ofDeath, to examine the bones.

Henry's summons comes not a moment too soon, for Adeliahas worn out her welcome in Cambridge. As word of her healingpowers has spread, so have rumors of witchcraft. So Adelia andher household ride to Glastonbury, where the investigation intothe abbey fire will be overseen by the Church authorities inthis case, the Bishop of St. Albans, who happens also to be thefather of Adelia's daughter.