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    Joys of My Life

    By Alys Clare

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    skillfully plotted, delightfully written genre-bender with appealing characters, bold adventure, and dark intrigue. Top notch!' - Booklist Starred Review

    The latest Hawkenlye medieval mystery

    May 1199. Abbess Helewise has been summoned by Queen Eleanor to discuss the building of a chapel at Hawkenlye Abbey. Meanwhile, Sir Josse d'Acquin is on the trail of a group of mysterious knights rumoured to be devil worshippers. As Helewise heads for home, Josse follows his quarry to Chartres, where he meets the last person he expects: Joanna. And she has grave problems of her own . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781780102481
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    Joys of My Life
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    Alys Clare

    Alys Clare lives in the English countryside where her novels are set. She went to school in Tonbridge and later studied archaeology at the University of Kent. She is also the author of the Hawkenlye, Aelf Fen and Gabriel Taverner historical mystery series.

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    • 2/5
      I had a couple of major problems with this book. From the cover blurb, I expected a straight historical medieval mystery in the Ellis Peters vein. To some degree this was true. Sir Josse d’Acquin is sent on a mission by Queen Eleanor to get to the bottom of rumors that the late King Richard was involved with a secret society engaged in murderous unholy practices. What I was not prepared for was the extensive fantasy goddess worshiping element. It was very distracting in what I thought would be a regular mystery. It was rather like reading an Agatha Christie and finding out that Miss Marple is part of a witches coven. My second and larger gripe was that after I had started the book, I discovered that it was the last of a series and it really shows. All kinds of what appear to be continuing plot elements are wrapped up and various characters are trotted out for a few paragraphs in what are rather obviously “guest appearances.” The book was not badly written and anyone who is already a fan of the series will probably enjoy it but it is not a good choice for the uninitiated.