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Caroline Roe

    Ako Medora Sale, Caroline Roe napísala šesť policajných procedurálnych románov vrátane víťaza ceny Arthura Ellisa. Tieto knihy sa odohrávajú v Toronte a jeho okolí a ich protagonistami sú detektív oddelenia vrážd John Sanders a architektonická fotografka Harriet Jeffries. Ako Caroline Roe, Medora využila svoj PhD výskum o náboženskej rozmanitosti v stredoveku na vytvorenie postavy židovského lekára biskupa z Girony, lekára zo 14. storočia s dôležitými pacientmi a citom pre odhalenie neprávostí. Medora je bývalou prezidentkou Crime Writers of Canada aj medzinárodnej rady Sisters in Crime.

    Der blinde Heiler von Girona
    The Chronicles of Isaac of Girona: Remedy for Treason
    An Antidote for Avarice
    • An Antidote for Avarice

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      • 10 hodin čítania

      The author of An Antidote for Avarice continues the intriguing adventures of blind Jewish physician Isaac of Gerona. In medieval Spain, Isaac heads the search for the fabled Holy Grail -- and an unholy killer...

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    • Girona, Spain. 1353. Struggling to save his patients from the plague, and avoiding the even greater danger of his wife's temper, Isaac discovers that pestilence isn't the city's only killer. A nun dies in the public baths. Then it is revealed that she is not a nun at all, but an attendant to the queen in nun's disguise. The Bishop of Girona calls upon Isaac to help determine the strange circumstance of her death--and the purpose of her deception. But Isaac soon finds himself and his family caught in a tightening web of royal intrigue designed to destroy the Spanish monarchy--and whoever else gets in the way... * First in an all new medieval mystery series * Fans of The Name of the Rose will love it * Fantastic advance praise from acclaimed authors Bruce Alexander and Candace Robb

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