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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Prime Crime
Publication date
December 1, 1999
Pages
274
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780425172322
ISBN-10
0425172325
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 9.25 in.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$21.95
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Outlaw's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries) | The Clerk's Tale | The Bastard's Tale | The Widow's Tale | The Servant's Tale | The Maiden's Tale | The Prioress' Tale | The Sempster's Tale
The Outlaw's Tale (Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries) | The Clerk's Tale | The Bastard's Tale | The Widow's Tale | The Servant's Tale | The Maiden's Tale | The Prioress' Tale | The Sempster's Tale
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Sister Frevisse leaves her medieval convent to investigate dirty deeds done in a neighboring measles- and sin-ridden village. by the critically acclaimed author of The Servant's Tale and The Prioress' Tale.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: MURDER, PLAGUE, AND DEATH...
As reeve of the small village of Pryor Byfield, Simon Perryn must rule on many local disputes - a task he often shares with the steward of St. Frideswide's nunnery. But when the steward is accused of dishonesty and forced to step aside, the worldly Dame Frevisse is sent to replace him.
Her new duties thrust the reluctant Frevisse into the conflicts, rivalries, and domestic dramas of the locals - and when a plague sweeps through the town, the overworked nun must stay so as not to expose the nunnery to the disease. But after two villagers are brutally killed, Frevisse must divide her time between tending for the sick and searching for the truth.
As death casts a cloud over Prior Byfield, fear and suspicion reign - and Frevisse's keen deductions lead her ever closer to the disturbing truth...
MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD NOMINEE
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"Offers a brilliantly realized vision of a typical medieval English village... Suspenseful from start to surprising conclusion... another gem." - Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
PRAISE FOR MARGARET FRAZER AND THE DAME FREVISSE MYSTERIES
"This is a wonderful series. Frevisse, with her common sense and humor and tang of salt, is one of my favorite sleuths."-- Sharon Kay Penman, author of Cruel as the Grave
"This series is full of the richness of the fifteenth century, handled with the care it deserves. Margaret Frazer's tales are charmingly and intelligently contrived."-- Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Excellently drawn....very authentic."-- Anne Perry
"An unusual plot....appealing characters and crisp writing."-- Los Angeles Times
"A tale well told, filled with intrigue and spiced with romance and rogues."-- School Library Journal
"Frazer's writing is both erudite and vivid, and she has the ability to bring characters to life within a strong, clear story."-- The Drood Review of Mystery
As reeve of the small village of Pryor Byfield, Simon Perryn must rule on many local disputes - a task he often shares with the steward of St. Frideswide's nunnery. But when the steward is accused of dishonesty and forced to step aside, the worldly Dame Frevisse is sent to replace him.
Her new duties thrust the reluctant Frevisse into the conflicts, rivalries, and domestic dramas of the locals - and when a plague sweeps through the town, the overworked nun must stay so as not to expose the nunnery to the disease. But after two villagers are brutally killed, Frevisse must divide her time between tending for the sick and searching for the truth.
As death casts a cloud over Prior Byfield, fear and suspicion reign - and Frevisse's keen deductions lead her ever closer to the disturbing truth...
MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD NOMINEE
Â
"Offers a brilliantly realized vision of a typical medieval English village... Suspenseful from start to surprising conclusion... another gem." - Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
PRAISE FOR MARGARET FRAZER AND THE DAME FREVISSE MYSTERIES
"This is a wonderful series. Frevisse, with her common sense and humor and tang of salt, is one of my favorite sleuths."-- Sharon Kay Penman, author of Cruel as the Grave
"This series is full of the richness of the fifteenth century, handled with the care it deserves. Margaret Frazer's tales are charmingly and intelligently contrived."-- Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Excellently drawn....very authentic."-- Anne Perry
"An unusual plot....appealing characters and crisp writing."-- Los Angeles Times
"A tale well told, filled with intrigue and spiced with romance and rogues."-- School Library Journal
"Frazer's writing is both erudite and vivid, and she has the ability to bring characters to life within a strong, clear story."-- The Drood Review of Mystery
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (June 1, 2000); titled "The Reeve's Tale"
9780786225484 | details & prices | 424 pages | 5.50 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $27.95
About: MURDER, PLAGUE, AND DEATH.
About: MURDER, PLAGUE, AND DEATH.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Prime Crime (December 1, 1999); titled "The Reeve's Tale"
9780425172322 | details & prices | 274 pages | 5.75 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $21.95
About: Sister Frevisse leaves her medieval convent to investigate dirty deeds done in a neighboring measles- and sin-ridden village
About: Sister Frevisse leaves her medieval convent to investigate dirty deeds done in a neighboring measles- and sin-ridden village
Paperback
Reissue edition from Prime Crime (September 1, 2000); titled "The Reeve's Tale"
9780425176672 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $6.99
About: Sister Frevisse leaves her medieval convent to investigate dirty deeds done in a neighboring measles- and sin-ridden village.
About: Sister Frevisse leaves her medieval convent to investigate dirty deeds done in a neighboring measles- and sin-ridden village.
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