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Le Lacrima Christi by C-L Grace
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Le Lacrima Christi (original 1994; edition 2005)

by C-L Grace

Series: Kathryn Swinbrooke (2)

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"The Eye of God is the second novel in the unusual new series of medieval mysteries featuring Kathryn Swinbrooke, physician and chemist in fifteenth-century Canterbury. Based on extensive research, C. L. Grace's series highlights the fact that women doctors played vital roles in English medieval medicine, only to be excluded from the profession in subsequent centuries." "As the bloody confusion of the War of the Roses rages around him, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, gives the precious royal relic the Eye of God to his trusted soldier Brandon, just before Neville is killed. Ordered to take the priceless Eye of God to the monks at Canterbury, Brandon is captured and held prisoner in the city. When Brandon dies under mysterious circumstances and the Eye of God is nowhere to be found, soldier Colum Murtagh is summoned by King Edward IV to find the relic and physician Kathryn Swinbrooke to assess the death." "Resuming their unlikely partnership, the two find themselves in an increasingly dangerous situation: A corpse is pulled from a river and another murder takes place in Canterbury, while Colum is tracked by threatening pursuers. As all signs point to an intrigue involving enemies of Edward IV, Colum and Katherine must rely on each other's wits for protection."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (more)
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Brave série historique... ( )
  Nikoz | Jun 6, 2013 |
L'occhio di Dio (in inglese The Eye of God), scritto da Paul Doherty con lo pseudonimo di C.L. Grace, è il secondo della serie di romanzi gialli, ambientati nella Canterbury del XV secolo, nei quali le indagini sono svolte dal medico-farmacista Kathryn Swinbrooke.
La sconfitta dell'esercito dei Lancaster nella battaglia di Barnet il giorno di Pasqua del 1471 riporta sul trono di Inghilterra Edoardo IV del casato degli York. Le truppe sconfitte, fedeli ad Enrico VI, erano guidate da Richard Neville, conte di Warwick, affiancato dal fratello John, marchese di Montagu, dal duca di Exeter e dal conte di Oxford.
Poco prima dell'inizio della battaglia Richard Neville ha occasione di incontrare l'irlandese Colum Murtagh, inviato dell'esercito York , che gli chiede di arrendersi in cambio della clemenza del re. Il conte di Warwick rifuta l'offerta, trova la morte in battaglia e lascia un mistero irrisolto: la scomparsa di un prezioso gioiello, l'occhio di Dio, che era stato visto da Murtagh indosso al collo di Neville.
Tre mesi dopo la battaglia, Kathryn Swinbrooke, medico e speziale, e Colum Murtagh, reggente della città di Cambridge, sono invitati dal re Edoardo alla Torre di Londra. La richiesta del re è di svolgere delle indagini al castello di Cambridge per chiarire il mistero legato alla scomparsa dell'occhio di Dio. Al termine dell'incontro, il fratello del re, Riccardo duca di Gloucester, conduce i due ospiti alla Casa dei Segreti, dove ha modo di fornire altri dettagli sulla vicenda del gioiello scomparso.
Al termine della battaglia di Barnet alcuni cavalieri di Warwick erano riusciti a fuggire, forse portando con sè l'occhio di Dio, fra questi Robert Brandon ed il capitano Reginald Moresby. Le notizie di Riccardo sembrano indicare che entrambi i cavalieri siano morti: Moresby ucciso da banditi, mentre Brandon, imprigionato al castello di Cambridge, aveva trovato la morte per malattia.
Prima tappa delle indagini sarà il castello di Cambridge, ove Swinbrooke e Murtagh incontrano il governatore e gli altri ufficiali della fortezza, questi però non sono in grado di fornire utili informazioni né sul gioiello scomparso, né sulle vicende che hanno condotto Brandon alla morte
  edascenzi | Jun 1, 2010 |
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"The Eye of God is the second novel in the unusual new series of medieval mysteries featuring Kathryn Swinbrooke, physician and chemist in fifteenth-century Canterbury. Based on extensive research, C. L. Grace's series highlights the fact that women doctors played vital roles in English medieval medicine, only to be excluded from the profession in subsequent centuries." "As the bloody confusion of the War of the Roses rages around him, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, gives the precious royal relic the Eye of God to his trusted soldier Brandon, just before Neville is killed. Ordered to take the priceless Eye of God to the monks at Canterbury, Brandon is captured and held prisoner in the city. When Brandon dies under mysterious circumstances and the Eye of God is nowhere to be found, soldier Colum Murtagh is summoned by King Edward IV to find the relic and physician Kathryn Swinbrooke to assess the death." "Resuming their unlikely partnership, the two find themselves in an increasingly dangerous situation: A corpse is pulled from a river and another murder takes place in Canterbury, while Colum is tracked by threatening pursuers. As all signs point to an intrigue involving enemies of Edward IV, Colum and Katherine must rely on each other's wits for protection."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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