"Master William Falconer returns in this chilling and atmospheric medieval murder mystery. - ""Oxford"," April 1272." The Lady Ann Segrim has been murdered, and a Regent Master has been taken at the scene of the crime, red-handed. The suspect is William Falconer, but, strangely, he doesn t deny the charges. Using Falconer s own logical methods to solve the crime, Symon, along with Saphira Le Veske, Falconer s new lover, sets out to clear his name, uncovering an extraordinary plot in the process."
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William Falconer, regent master at Oxford University, returns in an all-new medieval murder mystery with a startling twist; this time around, William himself is accused of murder and is hauled off to rot in the local gaol. Since his mentor seems unable or, more accurately, unwilling to defend himself, Thomas Symon, Falconer's favorite pupil, takes it upon himself to investigate the poisoning death of William's long unconsummated love interest, Ann Segrim. Assisted by Falconer's new Jewish mistress, who coincidentally is studying the art of herbs and their use in medicines and as poisons, Thomas begins to unravel a labyrinthine plot that smacks of scholarly hubris. As usual, Morson peppers the suspenseful plot with time-sensitive philosophical and theological debates, conjuring up the inbred and contentious medieval university culture with aplomb. --Booklist, 1st February 2010
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