A Dark Night Hidden

by Alys Clare

Hawkenlye (6)

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Josse D'Acquin and the Abbess Helewise are appalled by the views of the fanatical new priest, Father Micah, but are even more horrified when his body turns up by the side of the road. Whatever his methods he was a man of God. And when it appears that a band of evangelical heretics, whom Micah condemned to the stake, might be behind his death, the Abbess is torn by her compassion for their suffering and her duty to the church. When Josse realises that Helewise cannot possibly condone his show more desires to save the heretics he is forced to act against her wishes, risking the greatest friendship he has. For the Abbess, her friendship with Josse is deepening the longer he stays at the abbey, as is her awareness of his attractions as a man. Meanwhile Joanna, Josse's former lover, lives hidden in the forest with their baby girl, Meggie. Joanna continues to learn the skills and secrets of the pagan forest people but it is only at her initiation that she realises what mysterious powers have been unleashed. Despite their wisdom however the forest people are both feared by and vulnerable to outsiders. When Joanna nurses an injured woman back to health, she and Meggie find themselves in mortal danger. show less

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#6 in the Hawkenlye Abbey historical mystery series set in 1190’s Kent, England. Features Abbess Helewise of the aforementioned Abbey, as well as Sir Josse d’Acquin, knight and retainer to King Richard, who in this book has just been captured and imprisoned. When a woman who is near death is brought to the Abbey’s infirmary as a result of wounds inflicted during a flogging and branding, and the new, fanatical stand-in priest for the Abbey is found with his neck broken, Josse and Helewise both struggle with questions of loyalty to church, country and self, especially when it’s learned that the injured woman is a Cathar, a member of a heretical sect, who was punished by the aforementioned priest before he died. As usual, a great show more visit to 12th century England and a good look into some of the issues at hand during that time. show less
Mientras a Inglaterra llegan noticias sobre la captura de Ricardo Corazón de León, una mujer desconocida, también cautiva en tierras extranjeras, yace en una oscura y sucia celda de Tonbridge. Con su frente marcada con hierro candente y su espalda cubierta de brutales señales de azotes, no espera otra cosa más que su ejecución.La abadesa Helewise, mientras tanto, se enfrenta a otros problemas. Un nuevo párroco, muy severo, ha llegado para administrar la iglesia de la Abadía de Hawkenlye. Nadie está a salvo del fanatismo y la misoginia del padre Micah, y su cuerpo pronto aparecerá sin vida... En su investigación, Josse descubre que el padre solía tomarse la justicia por su mano y era aficionado al látigo. Sus enemigos siguen show more cerca, y no son precisamente amigos de la Iglesia.¿Qué relación tiene el padre Micah y la mujer que va a ser ejecutada? ¿Podrán Josse d?Acquin y Helewise desentrañar el misterio que se esconde detrás de estos enigmáticos hechos? show less
Mientras a Inglaterra llegan noticias sobre la captura de Ricardo Corazón de León, una mujer desconocida, también cautiva en tierras extranjeras, yace en una oscura y sucia celda de Tonbridge. Con su frente marcada con hierro candente y su espalda cubierta de brutales señales de azotes, no espera otra cosa más que su ejecución.

La abadesa Helewise, mientras tanto, se enfrenta a otros problemas. Un nuevo párroco, muy severo, ha llegado para administrar la iglesia de la Abadía de Hawkenlye. Nadie está a salvo del fanatismo y la misoginia del padre Micah, y su cuerpo pronto aparecerá sin vida... En su investigación, Josse descubre que el padre solía tomarse la justicia por su mano y era aficionado al látigo. Sus enemigos siguen show more cerca, y no son precisamente amigos de la Iglesia.

¿Qué relación tiene el padre Micah y la mujer que va a ser ejecutada? ¿Podrán Josse d’Acquin y Helewise desentrañar el misterio que se esconde detrás de estos enigmáticos hechos?
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Canonical title
A Dark Night Hidden
Original title
A Dark Night Hidden
Original publication date
2003
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Josse d'Acquin; Abbess Helewise

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery, Historical Fiction
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823Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction
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