Search - The Squire's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)

The Squire's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)
Larger
The Squire's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)
Author: Margaret Frazer

Book Information
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Rating:

ISBN-13: 9780425182710 - ISBN-10: 0425182711
Publication Date: 12/1/2001
Pages: 277


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover

Book Description:
Drawn from her nunnery's contemplative quiet by the domestic turmoil of a noble family, Dame Frevisse must see that justice is done when honest love and dishonest lust spawn murder.

"Meticulous detail that speaks of trustworthy scholarship and a sympathetic imagination." (New York Times)

"As exquisitely woven as a medieval tapestry...Frazer's research is dazzling." (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Members who requested this book also requested:

Similar books to this author and title:
The Servant's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries)The Reeve's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries Bk 9)


Genres:

Top Member Book Reviews

Vikki C. (Vikki) wrote on 3/4/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A series that continues to mature - you can read them out of order but they're better sequentially. Slower than some of the earlier books in this series, the mystery takes place late, but a nice depiction of the time and of Dame Frevisse and her contemplative life

Beth A. (PaperVistas) wrote on 8/3/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Love, marriage, and death, greed and all the usual suspects,
From Publishers Weekly
Written with the graceful prose rhythms that have garnered her two Edgar nominations, Frazer's 10th tale of 15th-century nun Dame Frevisse (following The Reeve's Tale) transports the reader to a medieval England made vivid and a world of emotions as familiar then as now. Despite Frevisse's devotion to the religious routine of prayer and silence (not absolute) and her infrequent contact with those outside the nunnery of St. Frideswide, she remains an astute observer and interpreter of what she does see.Frevisse once again must use her skills to solve a crime. Finely plotted and subtly shaded, Frazer's tale has the detailed substance that brings an era to life, while her characters' psychological makeup is as cunningly wrought as the historical background.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Jeannine W. (jrelehw) wrote on 2/20/2008...


THis one was a bit....unsettling! Blind sided me with who could have possible done it! But a good happy ending

Kathy D. wrote on 3/25/2007...


Good read.

Sally R. wrote on 11/21/2006...


Another incredible and well-written novel set in the 1400's. Dame Frevisse must solve two murders to safeguard her friends.

Margaret N. (maggie74) wrote on 10/1/2006...


One of a series of 'Tales' showcasing Dame Frevisse, leader of a medieval nunnery. Somewhat like Sherlock Holmes, Dame Frevisse unravels mysteries of all sorts.


Book Wiki
Series
Original Publication Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
People/Characters
Real Places
Fictional Places
Important Events
Awards and Honors