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Whiter Than the Lily (Hawkenlye Mystery Series)

By: Alys Clare
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN: 034083112X
ISBN-13: 9780340831120
Released: 01 Aug 2005
RRP: £6.99
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Well worth reading! - By: M. G. Gilbert, 07 Apr 2007
This is the first Alys Clare I have read, & based on this one, I will certainly read more. When I bought it, I assumed it would be similar to most other medieval whodunnits, of which I am quite a fan. But this is in a different league. The mystery starts on the first page & then keeps on building. I thought that I had figured out what was going on, but I was completely wrong. This is a very clever story, not many people will anticipate the outcome. The story develops well & I found it difficult to put down. The characters are likeable & believeable, the story is interesting & intriguing. Try it, you won't be disappointed!
Getting even better! - By: , 28 Oct 2005
If you have enjoyed Alys Clare's previous Hawkenlye mysteries, you will love this one, the 7th in the series.

Sir Josse & Abbess Helewise get tangled up in yet another web of intrigues & mysteries: a beautiful young girl is murdered, her husband loses his mind, & Josse has to face some of his demons if he wants to see his investigation through.
As always, Alys Clare' s description of life in the middle ages is vivid & lively; & our attachment to her two main characters & their relationship only grows with each new book.

Previous books in the series, although very well written & still compelling reads, were lacking slightly in "whodunnit" material. Whiter Than The Lily is better than its predecessors in that it is a very good whodunnit, with & an unexpected twist at the end.
I am giving it 4 stars so that I can hopefully add another star to the next instalment - a recommended book on alll levels!

An Entertaining Medieval Mystery - By: J. Chippindale, 19 Mar 2005
Sir Josse has been invited to visit his neighbour Brice's manor & while he is there Brice says that he would like Sir Josse to meet some friends of his. Not wishing to appear impolite Josse agrees to travel with him to his friends.

When they arrive Sir Josse finds that there is an ulterior motive to their visit. The elderly knight he has been brought to see has a young & beautiful wife of seventeen or eighteen who is devoted to her husband & although they have been trying since their marriage they have been unable to conceive a child. The knight Sir Ambrose has been told of Josse's involvement with Hawkenlye Abbey & the success they have had with healing the sick in mind & body.

After speaking with Sir Josse, Ambrose agrees to alllow his wife Galiena to go on ahead to the Abbey with her maid & groom & he will follow in a couple of days. His hope is that the nuns can help his wife with their inability to have a child.

However when Galiena arrives at the Abbey she is alone & her demeanour is totallly different to the happy & devoted wife the nuns had expected. A tragic death sets Sir Josse on the path of danger & intrigue. The Abbess Helewise becomes embroiled in the same dangers that face Josse & the perils reach out to the Abbey itself . . .