Hangman Blind

Jo Ann Vicarel - Library Journal: Hildegard, a wealthy widow who now is abbess of a small priory, embarks on a dangerous journey to her childhood home in Yorkshire. It is November 1382, and England is unsettled after the Peasant Revolt of 1381. Arriving at Castle Hutton, Hildegard finds all is not well. When her friend Roger de Hutton is poisoned, she agrees to help find the murderer. This mystery debut and series launch is replete with complex characters and plot lines woven into a tightly tangled web that Hildegard must untie to reveal the evil hidden within. Clark renders in astonishingly beautiful prose a magnificent historical portrait of England on the verge of the War of the Roses. Historical mystery fans, especially those who long for more books by Ellis Peters and Sharon Newman, will snap this up. Highly recommended for all collections.