The Outcast Dove: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery

by Sharan Newman

Overview

Catherine Le Vendeur's curiosity and passion for justice have sometimes led her to solve grisly murders and brave horrors... but this time the threat is to those she loves.

Catherine's family business relies on her cousin Solomon to negotiate the treacherous path to riches. The fact that Solomon is her cousin is secret, however, because he's Jewish—and if their family connections were discovered, it could mean ruin or death. When Solomon's father, who rejected Judaism for the more socially acceptable Christianity, asks for his help, Solomon must come to a decision about who he is, and where he really belongs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765309570
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/07/2009
Series:	Catherine LeVendeur Series , #9
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 8.34(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Sharan Newman is a medieval historian and author. She took her Master’s degree in Medieval Literature at Michigan State University and then did her doctoral work at the University of California at Santa Barbara in Medieval Studies, specializing in twelfth-century France. She is a member of the Medieval Academy and the Medieval Association of the Pacific.

Rather than teach, Newman chose to use her education to write novels set in the Middle Ages, including three Arthurian fantasies and more than half a dozen mysteries set in twelfth-century France, featuring Catherine LeVendeur, a one-time student of Heloise at the Paraclete; her husband, Edgar, an Anglo-Scot; and Solomon, a Jewish merchant of Paris. The books focus on the life of the bourgeoisie and minor nobility and also the uneasy relations between Christians and Jews at that time. They also incorporate events of the twelfth-century such as the Second Crusade and the rise of the Cathars.

The Catherine Levendeur mysteries have been nominated for many awards. Sharan won the Macavity Award for best first mystery for Death Comes As Epiphany, the Herodotus Award for best historical mystery for Cursed in the Blood, and The Witch in the Well won the Bruce Alexander award for best historical mystery.

Her mystery The Shanghai Tunnel is set in Portland in 1868.

Newman has also written non-fiction books, including The Real History Behind the Da Vince Code and The Real History Behind the Templars.

Newman lives on a mountainside in Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

Seasoned with wit and humor, Newman's Catherine Levendeur series should delight mystery lovers and historical devotees alike.” —Publishers Weekly

“With scrupulous clarity, Newman gets the historical details precisely right. She has the rare ability to keep the story true to its time yet timelessly entertaining.” —Romantic Times BOOKreviews (4 ½ stars) on The Outcast Dove

“A truly fascinating perspective on medieval life, this gem is a "do not miss" for historical mystery fans.” —Booklist on The Outcast Dove

From the Publisher