Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death) (original 2009; edition 2009)

by Ariana Franklin

Series: Mistress of the Art of Death (3)

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When the bodies of two people are discovered in the remains of an arson fire that destroyed Glastonbury Abbey, Adelia Aguilar, Mistress of the Art of Death, is ordered by Henry II to determine if one of the sets of bones belongs to the legendary Celtic savior Arthur.

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Title:	Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death)
Authors:	Ariana Franklin
Info:	Putnam Adult (2009), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 352 pages
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A bit torn on this one. It is my 3rd mistress of the art of death book and I enjoy the series. The use of the Arthurian legend is very effective, and characters were all fun and interesting. I found the monks death inthe opening of the book especially moving…. The denouement/ solution was less satisfying to me… as a rapid change of heart by the one character seemed a bit of a stretch to me.
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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |

Third in the "Mistress" series, and unfortunately, it's been a while since I read book 1 and I've somehow skipped book 2 [return][return]My discomfort at the modern terminology has been lessened from Book 1, primarly because she does little around dead bodies in this book - most of the story revolves around her investigations over 2 bodies discovered after Glastonbury burns down. King Henry II wishes these can be claimed to be King Arthur and Guinevere, to help put down the rebellious Welsh. (

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nordie | Oct 14, 2023 |

Another wonderful installment in this series! (

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Fish_Witch | Jul 4, 2023 |

I liked the basic premise of this 3rd book in the Mistress of the Art of Death series but at times, Adelia's behaviour struck me as improbable. It has been a while since I read the first 2 books in this series so I don't remember if this was how she behaved earlier...

Kate Reading did a good narration. (

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leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |

An excellent addition to the series. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Franklin, Ariana	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Przybyś-Preiskorn, Katarzyna	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Timmermann, Klaus	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wasel, Ulrike	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Canonical title

Grave Goods

Original title

Relics of the Dead

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Grave Goods (US)

Original publication date

2009-03-18

People/Characters

Adelia Aguilar

Henry II, King of England

Rowley Picot, Bishop of St. Albans

Lady Emma Wolvercote

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Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK

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Reign of Henry II (1154-12-19 | 1189-07-06)

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To Datchworth

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And God was angry with his people of Somerset so that, in the year of Our Lord 1154, on the day after the feast of St Stepghen, He caused an earthquake that it might punish them for their sins...

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"The dead talk to you, mistress," he'd told her, "and I need to know what some of the poor buggers are saying."

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When the bodies of two people are discovered in the remains of an arson fire that destroyed Glastonbury Abbey, Adelia Aguilar, Mistress of the Art of Death, is ordered by Henry II to determine if one of the sets of bones belongs to the legendary Celtic savior Arthur.

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1176- The monks of Glastonbury have discovered two skeletons buried in their graveyard - one is tall, like that of a warrior, the other small and delicate. Are these the remains of King Arthur and Guinevere?

On hearing of the discovery, King Henry II demands evidence that the legendary Arthur is dead – he needs to stop his belligerent Welsh subjects believing that their Once and Future King will return to lead them against him.

So, he calls upon his Mistress of the Art of Death, the anatomist Adelia Aguilar, to examine the bones. But someone doesn’t want the skeletons identified – and is prepared to kill in order to prevent it…

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