Chambers of Death (Medieval Mystery Book 6)
Poisoned Pen Press, , c Language English View all editions Prev Next edition 1 of 3. Check copyright status Cite this Title Chambers of death: Edition 1st trade pbk. Subjects Cities and towns, Medieval -- Fiction. Middle Ages -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
Civilization, Medieval -- Fiction. Eleanor, Prioress of Tyndal Fictitious character -- Fiction. Abbesses, Christian -- Fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Notes Subtitle taken from cover. Includes bibliographical references p. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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To ask other readers questions about Chambers of Death , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Apr 01, Susan Corcoran rated it liked it. I'm a big fan of this series of books. Yes they are a bit predictable, but they are fun and a there is a lot to be said of that. May 20, Vicki Cline rated it liked it Shelves: Prioress Eleanor and Brother Thomas stop at a manor on their way home because of awful weather which has caused a young novice traveling with them to fall ill.
The lord of the manor has a young wife who's been fooling around with one of the grooms.
The groom is found with his throat cut soon after their arrival. Other deaths ensue, as usual. I prefer the stories which take place at the priory because of the number of familiar characters, but if all the books took place there, pretty soon everyon Prioress Eleanor and Brother Thomas stop at a manor on their way home because of awful weather which has caused a young novice traveling with them to fall ill.
I prefer the stories which take place at the priory because of the number of familiar characters, but if all the books took place there, pretty soon everyone would leave because of the huge number of murders. Dec 15, Ronald S. Gregg rated it liked it.
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Solid historical fiction mystery. Great Held my interest from the start. Life then so different from now makes one think how the human race survived. Jul 19, Gerda Leek rated it it was ok. Thank goodness this one was good again after the last weak one.
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Oct 16, Susan in NC rated it liked it. I find this series interesting for it's seemingly accurate portrayal of medieval views on women, sexuality, illness, and the belief that evil stalked the earth in several very real forms - the Devil, Prince of Darkness, Satan, imps, incubi, succubi, etc.
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I also enjoy the interchanges between Prioress Eleanor and "her" monk Thomas - she struggles with the lust she feels for him, and he struggles with melancholy over his homosexual urges. It's interesting but also a bit depressing, when you realiz I find this series interesting for it's seemingly accurate portrayal of medieval views on women, sexuality, illness, and the belief that evil stalked the earth in several very real forms - the Devil, Prince of Darkness, Satan, imps, incubi, succubi, etc.
It's interesting but also a bit depressing, when you realize the Catholic Church hasn't progressed a great deal in some of their views and I say this as a cradle, albeit lazy, Catholic! Accuracy aside, I still find the characters rather one-dimensional compared to those in the Dame Frevisse books Margaret Frazer and the Brother Cadfael series Ellis Peters ; often the characters come off as cardboard cut-outs of saintly goodness, ignorance, brutish ambition, etc. I bought the first two books in the series, but have checked the others out of the library and will probably continue to do so.
Feb 21, Ken Kugler rated it really liked it. Priscell Royal has a great group of central characters and they are gettting more and more complex. In Chambers of Death, the main characters, the Prioress Eleanor and Brother Thomas have to stop in a small fortress due to a storm and the illness of one of their novices, a young woman Mariota who is rning up with fever. Henry de Lacy, the Earl of Lincoln has offered them a place to stay but the village and fortress is steeped in mysteries, hate and mistrust.
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What a surprise in a Mystery Series. Other secondary characters of the medieval series arrive too quickly thus bringing with them a revelation of the medieval life.
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On the other hand, Ralf may be seen as a rebellious son but still he is the youngest of nobility, and his family demands him to be loyal. The prioress maid named Gytha comes from a family of pre-Conquest Saxon thegns. The series consists of over ten different books, the first book in Medieval Mystery series by Priscilla Royal Wine of Violence was published in , the second book Tyrant of the Mind was released the following year.
The latest book of the series is The Proud Sinner. Wine of Violence It is the year at the end of the summer when England is facing troubles and weary just like its aging king. Even with the end of Simon De Montfort rebellion, tensions across England and the smell of death still, hovers across the land.
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Everyone across England longs for peace even the nuns and the monks of the Fontevraud order long for the return of the peaceful routine of the area. Their prayers are answered when Eleanor, a young and inexperienced woman is appointed as their prioress instead of the person they had selected to be their next prioress. Now rather than celebration for the appointment of the next prioress who would bring peace to their lands, the monks, nuns are angered by her appointment and more so Sister Ruth who assumed that the position would be hers.
A day after her arrival, a monk is brutally murdered, and his body found next to the cloister gardens and on the other hand a young priest, Brother Thomas with a troubled past adds his personal grief to the troubled Eleanor. Now Eleanor must struggle not to only for her resentful and troubled congregation but also cope with the lust, greed, and violence in one place that is dedicated to peace and love.
As the violence within the monastery continues and a serial killer, Thomas, Eleanor and a local Coroner must join forces to investigate and find the killer within before more murders are committed. Is the second book in the series by Priscilla Royal.
It is during the winter time of when death comes knocking within the corridors of Wynethorpe Caster on the Welsh Border side. The grim reaper touches the grandson to the castle lord, and Baron Adam calls his daughter, Eleanor, the prioress of Tyndal and her infirmarian sister Anne to save the grandson with healing talents and prayers. Brother Thomas, the young man fighting his demon is the man tasked with escorting them through the remote fortress. Death can be denied its quest once but never twice, and as the trio arrives, a discerning guest is killed.