Relics of the Dead

I love this series and this third book was as good as the other two. Think Bones in the time of Beckett! (For non-TV and non-movie people: Tempe Brennan in the reign of Henry II).

This is another great installment in The Mistress of the Art of Death series and every inch as good as the original book. Intertwining a 12th century forensic mystery for Adelia to solve along with murder for personal gain, a relationship that seems never to be AND elements of the fabled Arthurian legend, this latest chapter in the adventures of Adelia Aguilar and company makes for an enjoyable and quite addictive read from... Read Full Review

This third book in the 'Mistress of the Art of Death' series finds the Salerno trained forensic physician Adelia Aguilar dispatched to the newly destroyed Glastonbury Abbey by Henry II to investigate a pair of skeletons that Henry hopes will turn out to be King Arthur and his queen. Once there, Adelia becomes entangled with a most charming, if odorous, group of rogues who are attempting to prove the innocence of one of their... Read Full Review

This is the third book in the "Mistress of the Art of Death" series, and it is as good and exciting as its two predecessors. Once again our protagonist, at the command of King Henry II, is on a journey. This time her task is to determine whether bones discovered in the ruins of Glastonbury abbey are those of King Arthur and his wife. Legend had it that Arthur was transported to Avalon(Glastonbury) where he sleeps until awakened... Read Full Review

I was completely shocked to learn that Ariana Franklin, author of my beloved "Mistress of the Art of Death" series, was actually Diana Norman, with whom I had a more complicated reading relationship. But in spite of her extremely favorable view of Henry II and the one book she wrote I kind of hated, there was no way I was missing out on this novel. "Grave Goods" the third Mistress of the art of death novel. King Henry is... Read Full Review