A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin 337 pp.
The fourth installment in the "Mistress of the Art of Death" series. This time Adelia Aguilar and her manservent the Saracen eunuch, Mansur, are ordered by King Henry II to accompany the entourage of his youngest daughter Joanna as they travel to Sicily where she is to marry the king. To guarantee Adelia's return to England after the year long trek, Henry orders Adelia's young daughter to remain at the castle of Sarum with Queen Eleanor. Included in the entourage are Bishop Rowley, Adelia's lover and father of her daughter, Ulf, the grandson of her beloved servant Gyltha, and Scarry, a murderous villain from the previous book. Ulf carries a rough wooden cross which holds within it Excalibur, the famed sword of King Arthur, which will be presented to King William as a wedding gift. Scarry is determined to steal the sword and murder Adelia in revenge for her use of the sword to kill his partner in crime in the previous book. I'm a big fan of this well written series and now must wait for the next volume to be published.
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