Mistress of the Art of Death

Ariana Franklin

In the heart of medieval Cambridge, a series of brutal child murders ignites a dangerous wave of anti-Semitism, with the town's Jewish community wrongly accused. To uncover the truth and protect his vital tax revenue, King Henry II summons a brilliant, unconventional physician from Salerno—a woman known as the "mistress of the art of death." Traveling to England under a veil of secrecy to avoid accusations of witchcraft, she must navigate a world of superstition and prejudice, aided by a Jewish scholar and a Moorish physician. As they delve into the dark underbelly of Cambridge, uncovering a conspiracy far more sinister than mere religious hatred, they race against time to unmask a cunning serial killer before they strike again.