new series of medieval mysteries,Hangman Blindintroduces an intrepid new heroine. Clark may well do for Yorkshire in the age of Chaucer what Michael Jecks has done for Devonshire in his Knights Templar series set half a century earlier. Hangman Blind - An Abbess of Meaux Mystery. Readers should be prepared for some slow pacing at the start, part of the scene setting that prepares for later plot developments. Hildegard's status as a nun allows her plenty of room to move through the different strata of society. Both members of his household and political rivals have motives for wishing Lord Roger dead. Hildegard seeks help from the local magnate, Lord Roger de Hutton, in securing a suitable property, but after someone tries to poison Lord Roger, she winds up turning sleuth. In November 1382, Sister Hildegard, a Cistercian nun, is hoping to find in the East Riding of Yorkshire a place where she and several other sisters can establish an abbey to minister to the sick and the poor. Subjects Fiction Mystery Historical Fiction. Read a Sample Sign up to save your library. Abbess of Meaux Mystery By Cassandra Clark.I wonder if she and Hubert will ever be together? Who knows? It's a question readers often ask me but we'll have to wait and see.Medievalists rejoice! British author Clark's debut, the first in a projected series, offers careful plotting, well-drawn characters and smart dialogue. Hangman Blind ebook &mid Abbess Hildegard of Meaux Series, Book 1 British author Clark's debut, the first in a projected series, offers careful plotting, well-drawn characters and smart dialogue. She's about 32 now, with two children living in different households as was the custom then, so by the time poor Richard is murdered, she's going to be quite old. I would love to write a book shadowing every year of Richard II's reign with a different, multi-layered mystery for Hildegard to solve. I'm doubtful about putting too much violence in the stories as there is already so much in the world and I don't like the idea of adding to it, even if only in the imagination, but then, it's part of that world too so it cannot be avoided. It surprises me that I'm writing historical novels at all, especially ones involving crime, as before this I wrote contemporary plays and romance.

When I started with Hangman Blind I thought Hildegard would become an abbess but then she joined the Cistercians who only allowed women to be prioresses so she's had to put up with that. I'm mad about the middle ages and love writing this series of medieval whodunits featuring nun sleuth Hildegard of Meaux.

Hangman Blind by Cassandra Clark