City of Pearl
by Alys Clare

Apprentice healer Lassair uncovers the secrets of the mysterious City of Pearl in the compelling new Aelf Fen medieval mystery.

October, 1093.
At her mentor’s urgent request, Lassair is accompanying Gurdyman across the sea to Spain. But why is he so insistent on embarking on this difficult and dangerous journey just as winter approaches? And why does he seem so afraid? Could there be any connection to the vagrant found lying dead outside his home, a single pearl clutched in his outstretched hand?

As the pair reach the remote mountainous regions of northern Spain, Lassair will be tested as never before. Hot on her trail is Jack Chevestrier, the young lawman who loves her. But who is it who’s trying to kill him … and why?

Reviews

Eerie … those who enjoy mystical thrillers set in medieval Europe will be well rewarded

Publishers Weekly

Clare produces another winner … this magical adventure story, full of joy, danger, and sadness, will draw both Clare's crime-fiction fans as well as fantasy readers

Booklist

A host of minor mysteries enliven this magical tour of mystical lands

Kirkus Reviews

Vivid details of life in eleventh century England, combined with an engaging cast and plenty of genuine suspense, will keep historical mystery devotees firmly in Clare's corner

Booklist on The Rufus Spy

Engrossing ... All will relate to the empathetic Lassair and her authentic emotional responses to the people in her life

Publishers Weekly on The Rufus Spy

Alys Clare

Alys Clare lives in the English countryside where her novels are set. She went to school in Tonbridge and later studied English and psychology at the University of Keele and archaeology at the University of Kent. She is the author of the Aelf Fen, Hawkenlye, World’s End Bureau and Gabriel Taverner historical mystery series.

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Editions

City of Pearl by Alys Clare is available in the following formats

Hardback - Large Print *978072789265227th October 2020145 X 225mm352$36.95
Hardback - Large Print *978072789265231st August 2020145 X 225mm352£22.99
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