A review by krobart
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin

4.0

Someone has attempted to poison King Henry II's mistress, Rosamund the Fair, and Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar is summoned in the hopes of quelling a revolt, but Adelia can see that Rosamund may have ingested nightshade and is probably dead. Adelia and her ex-lover Rowley travel to the fantastic Wormwood Tower to investigate. Franklin's historical mysteries are carefully researched and brilliantly written.

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