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Le Conte de la Novice

Le Conte de la Novice

Historical FictionMystery
Pages
318
Published
2000
Language
French

Synopsis

In 15th-century England, Sister Frevisse, a Benedictine nun, finds herself drawn into a perplexing mystery within the walls of her abbey. When a young novice is implicated in a suspicious death, Frevisse must use her keen intellect and understanding of human nature to uncover the truth. Amidst abbey politics and hidden secrets, she races against time to find the real culprit before an innocent life is condemned.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseAtmospheric
QuestMentor Figure

Genres

Historical Fiction Mystery

Authors

M
Margaret Frazer

Margaret Frazer, born Gail Lynn Brown, was an American historical novelist, best known for more than twenty historical mystery novels and a variety of short stories. The pen name was originally shared by Frazer and Mary Monica Pulver Kuhfeld in their collaboration on The Novice's Tale, the first of the Sister Frevisse books featuring the Benedictine nun Dame Frevisse. Their collaboration came to an end with The Murderer's Tale, the sixth book in the series. Starting with the Edgar Award-nominate...