Quiet as a Nun
Author(s): Antonia Fraser
I lit the candle and began rather gingerly to climb up the ladder. Then I heard a distinct sound above my head. A scrape on the floor, an irregular jarring on the floor above my head, like something rocking ... A nun is dead - her emaciated corpse has been discovered locked in the tower of Blessed Eleanor's Convent. The tragic consequence of a neurotic young woman committing to a life of isolation and piety, the inquest concludes. But this young woman held unusual power over the convent ... power she was planning to use. Jemima Shore tries to keep her distance from the case, but when her lover cancels their holiday she finds herself reluctantly getting involved. A violent attack in the dead of night and another death convinces her that the convent is not the haven of peace it appears to be. Suspicion and fear hang heavy in the air but how do you solve a murder no-one will admit happened?
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These crime novels are brilliantly clever whodunnits, aimed at a female readership Jemima Shore is an attractive series character The Jemima Shore books were made into a popular television series starring Patricia Hodge Antonia Fraser's crime fiction has garnered excellent reviews: 'A judicious mixture of puzzle, excitement, and terror... [the story] is written with humour and sympathy and has a heroine of whom, happily, it is promised that we shall know more' P.D. James 'Fraser writes with fluent flair' Sunday Telegraph Antonia Fraser is also a hugely popular bestselling non-fiction author of titles such as The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Marie Antoinette Marie-Antoinette: The Journey, based on Antonia Fraser's book, directed by Sofia Coppola, with the title role being played by Kirsten Dunst will be released in 2006
Antonia Fraser, CBE, has written many acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers. She was made CBE in 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She is married to the playwright Harold Pinter and lives in Holland Park, London.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.202
- : 01 November 2006
- : 197mm X 130mm X 16mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Antonia Fraser
- : Paperback
- : 823.914
- : 208