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In the winter of 1271, death stalks the corridors of Wynethorpe Castle on the Welsh border. When the Grim Reaper touches the beloved grandson of the castle lord, Baron Adam sends for his daughter, Prioress Eleanor of Tyndal, and her subinfirmarian, Sister Anne, to save the child with their prayers and healing talents. Escorting them to the remote fortress is Brother Thomas, an unwilling monk fighting his private demons. Death may be denied once in his quest for souls but never twice. Soon show more after the trio arrives, an important guest is murdered. The prioress' brother, bloody dagger in hand, stands over the corpse. All others may believe in his guilt, but Eleanor is convinced her brother is innocent. Outside her priory, in a world of armed men, Eleanor may have little authority, but she is determined to untangle the Gordian knot of thwarted passions and old resentments even if it means defying her father, a man with whom she longs to make peace. As passions rise with the winter wind and time runs short, Eleanor, Anne, and Thomas struggle to find the real killer. show lessTags
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Disappointing after the first book in this series. Too many murders/attempted murders and too much focus on sexual interests.
have not read, but Simon DeMonfort is in it
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- Canonical title
- Tyrant of the Mind
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Prioress Eleanor; Brother Thomas; Sister Anne
- Important places
- Wynethorpe Castle
- Epigraph
- "Thou tyrant, tyrant Jealousy,
Thou tyrant of the mind!"
John Dryden, Love Triumphant:
Act 3, Sc. 1, "Song of Jealousy", 1694 - Dedication
- To Henie Lentz
For so much but especially giving me focus - First words
- Brother Thomas shattered the film of ice in the basin with the edge of his hand, then gingerly splashed the freezing water into his eyes, rubbing them clean of the gritty residue of his sleepless night.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She said little when he came, refusing to sit or allow him to do so, and silently gazed out the only window in her room, a windo that faced toward Tyndal Priory.
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