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Market day, and the inn at Tonbridge has been busy since early morning. As night closes in, a man lies dying in the guest chamber, poisoned by a piece of pie made by Goody Anne herself. Josse d'Acquin, a regular vistor to the tavern and an admirer of Mistress Anne's culinary skills, arrives to investigate. He discovers wolf's bane in the remnants of the pie. And learns that, among all the strangers through the tavern that day, one stood out - a charming, handsome nobleman, who asked for the show more same chicken and vegetable pie. . . When he fails to persuade the Sheriff that the death is suspicious, Josse turns to his old friend, Abbess Helewise. Weakened from a severe bout of fever, she nonetheless provides a thread of common sense as Josse follows the trail of murder into the great Wealden Forest, and finds something there that will change his life forever... show lessTags
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Well, you know I am a "roo" (Reads Out of Order).... Mainly due to the fact that COLAPL no longer keeps books in a series (no matter how good) if the person weeding doesn't know the author/series.
I have no idea where in the series this falls, except to say somewhere in the middle....
A farmer died in a tavern from wolfsbane poisoning, which was meant for the stranger, but the stupid barmaid, trying to flirt w/ the stranger, switched orders so that the farmer ate the poisoned food.
Josse spied the stranger & attempted to follow him, which led to Josse being attacked from behind and being rescued by Joanna & her son Ninian...
Joanna, terrified of the stranger allowed Josse to take Ninian to the safety of the Abbess Helewise, where the show more stranger showed up and searched to no avail.
Romance, intrigue, murder, mystery..... This book was easier to follow than the others I've read.
So now I know where Joanna & Ninian fit in! show less
I have no idea where in the series this falls, except to say somewhere in the middle....
A farmer died in a tavern from wolfsbane poisoning, which was meant for the stranger, but the stupid barmaid, trying to flirt w/ the stranger, switched orders so that the farmer ate the poisoned food.
Josse spied the stranger & attempted to follow him, which led to Josse being attacked from behind and being rescued by Joanna & her son Ninian...
Joanna, terrified of the stranger allowed Josse to take Ninian to the safety of the Abbess Helewise, where the show more stranger showed up and searched to no avail.
Romance, intrigue, murder, mystery..... This book was easier to follow than the others I've read.
So now I know where Joanna & Ninian fit in! show less
Enjoyable light mystery of the Abbess Helowise and Sir Josse duo sleuthing team. A man in Goody Anne's tavern is poisoned--turns out he was not the intended victim--then later an old wise woman/healer is found drowned. Will a woman and her son who Sir Josse meets in the course of his investigation change his life? Very fast reading. I am becoming fond of these characters. To me this series is one of the best medieval mystery series.
2.5 stars
Es día de mercado y la posada de Tonbridge ha sido un hervidero desde muy temprano. Al caer la noche, un hombre yace en la habitación de huéspedes, envenenado por un trozo de pastel preparado por Anne, la posadera. Josse d’Acquin, un habitual de la taberna y admirador de las dotes culinarias de su dueña, acude con la intención de investigar el suceso. Descubre que, entre todos los desconocidos que pasaron por la taberna esa mañana, otra persona, un encantador y joven noble, pidió el mismo pastel de pollo y verduras. Al no lograr convencer al sheriff de que se trata de una muerte sospechosa, recurre a su vieja amiga, la abadesa Helewise, que colabora con su habitual agudeza mientras Josse sigue el rastro del crimen hasta lo show more profundo del gran bosque de Wealden, y encuentra en él algo que cambiará toda su vida. Alys Clare es el seudónimo de una escritora que ha publicado más de una docena de novelas. Creció en la región de Kent, donde transcurren las novelas de esta serie. Estudió Lengua Inglesa y Psicología en la Universidad de Kent, en Canterbury. Es una apasionada de la historia y una experta del período medieval. show less
Jul 14, 2022Spanish
Es día de mercado y la posada de Tonbridge ha sido un hervidero desde muy temprano. Al caer la noche, un hombre yace en la habitación de huéspedes, envenenado por un trozo de pastel preparado por Anne, la posadera. Josse d’Acquin, un habitual de la taberna y admirador de las dotes culinarias de su dueña, acude con la intención de investigar el suceso. Descubre que, entre todos los desconocidos que pasaron por la taberna esa mañana, otra persona, un encantador y joven noble, pidió el mismo pastel de pollo y verduras. Al no lograr convencer al sheriff de que se trata de una muerte sospechosa, recurre a su vieja amiga, la abadesa Helewise, que colabora con su habitual agudeza mientras Josse sigue el rastro del crimen hasta lo show more profundo del gran bosque de Wealden, y encuentra en él algo que cambiará toda su vida. show less
Nov 19, 2010Spanish
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- The Tavern in the Morning
- Original title
- The Tavern in the Morning
- Original publication date
- 2000
- People/Characters
- Abbess Helewise; Josse d'Acquin; Eleanor of Aquitaine
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