The Paths of the Air (Hawkenlye Series #11)

by Alys Clare

Overview

'the latest in the Hawkenlye series... may be Clare's best yet' - Kirkus Starred Review

The new novel in the popular Hawkenlye series

Autumn 1196. A secretive stranger arrives at New Winnowlands, and Sir Josse dAcquin guesses that he is a returning Crusader. Josse seeks the assistance of Abbess Helewise of Hawkenlye to have the mans injuries treated in the infirmary. But then the various demons who are on the mans trail begin to turn up, and Josse realizes that his mysterious guest has brought with him a terrible secret . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847510907
Publisher:	Severn House Publishers
Publication date:	06/01/2009
Series:	Hawkenlye Series , #11
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Alys Clare divides her time between Tonbridge, England-in the area where "Tavern in the Morning" is set—and her ancient stone cottage in Brittany. The author of two previous Hawkenlye mysteries, "Fortune Like the Moon" and "Ashes of the Elements," she has also studied archaeology at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Editorial Reviews

"Vibrant characters, unusual plot and vivid descriptions of life in twelfth-century England make for a period mystery with immense appeal"

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Abbess Helewise of Hawkenlye and her friend Sir Josse d'Acquin are caught up in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. John Damianos, a closely hooded and exhausted stranger, appears to be a Saracen servant who's been abandoned by the returning crusader he was serving. Whoever and whatever he is, Josse can't turn him away. When Damianos vanishes and a tortured body is found near Hawkenlye, Josse and Helewise want to determine if they are one and the same. The plot thickens when Hawkenlye is visited by three members of the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, led by Thibault of Margat. They claim to be seeking a runaway monk of their order but are closemouthed about their reasons. The next day Josse is visited by two Saracens tasked with recovering a treasure they say Damianos has stolen from their master in Outremer. Even when one of the Hospitallers is killed in a mysterious fire and the other two are badly injured, Thibault still refuses to divulge his real reason for seeking the missing monk. It is up to Josse and Helewise to discover who Damianos really is and why such disparate and dangerous men are on his trail. Adroitly weaving medieval history into a rousing and mystical tale, the latest in the Hawkenlye series (The Enchanter's Forest, 2008, etc.) may be Clare's best yet.

Kirkus Reviews

"Adroitly weaving medieval history into a rousing and mystical tale, the latest in the Hawkenlye series (The Enchanter's Forest, 2008,etc.) may be Clare's best yet"

Kirkus Starred Review

"Vibrant characters, unusual plot, and vivid descriptions of life in twelfth-century England make for a period mystery with immense appeal"

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