Murder At Whitby Abbey
Late December, 1389. Ordered to undertake a gruelling three-day journey to bleak Whitby Abbey in the far north of England in a bid to purchase the Abbey’s priceless Holy Relic – a lock of St Hild’s hair, said to be 700 years old – Hildegard of Meaux and her three companion monks arrive to find […]
The Dragon of Handale
Clark's outstanding fifth mystery set in 14th-century England (after 2012's A Parliament of Spies) finds series heroine Hildegard in transition. Having returned from a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, the former abbess is considering rejoining her religious order after a year. Her prioress suggests that Hildegard instead spend time at Handale Priory, "somewhere near Northumberland's […]
A Parliament of Spies
Publishers Weekly Clark expertly blends murder and Machiavellian politics in her stellar fourth 14th-century historical featuring Abbess Hildegarde (after 2011’s The Law of Angels). York archbishop Alexander Neville taps Hildegarde to accompany him on a trip to London, where she’s to serve as his spy. England is in turmoil under the tumultuous rule of Richard […]
The Law of Angels
Library Journal: Abbess Hildegard's quiet stay in rural medieval Yorkshire is disrupted when Brother Thomas brings her two young girls to protect. Clearly, her charges need protecting because soon the small religious community is on the run, their peaceful home destroyed by villains on horseback. The secrets one of the girls carries endanger them all, […]
The Red Velvet Turnshoe
Kirkus Reviews: Her second adventure (Hangman Blind, 2009) sends Sister Hildegard on a pilgrimage stalked by death. Floods and plague beset Yorkshire in 1383. Before Sister Hildegard can establish her convent, her prioress sets her on a mission of fantastic difficulty: She must journey through the Low Countries, over the Alps and on to Rome […]
Hangman Blind
Publishers Weekly Medievalists rejoice! British author Clark's debut, the first in a projected series, offers careful plotting, well-drawn characters and smart dialogue. In November 1382, Sister Hildegard, a Cistercian nun, is hoping to find in the East Riding of Yorkshire a place where she and several other sisters can establish an abbey to minister to […]