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The lost book of Elizabeth Barton / Jennifer N. Brown.
Van Pelt Library PS3602.R69866 L67 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Jennifer N. (Jennifer Nancy), Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barton, Elizabeth, 1506-1534--Fiction.
- Barton, Elizabeth.
- Nuns--Fiction.
- Nuns.
- Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
- Murder.
- Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547--Fiction.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction
- Novels
- Detective and mystery fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 308 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2026.
- Summary:
- "A dual-timeline murder mystery set in an English country manor, when an ambitious professor discovers the long-lost manuscript of a Reformation-era prophetess Historian Alison Sage has made a groundbreaking archival discovery--she found a manuscript containing the prophecies of a 16th century nun, Elizabeth Barton. Barton's prophecy condemning Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn led to her execution and the destruction of all copies of her prophecies--or so the world believed. With Alison's discovery, she is catapulted to academic superstardom and scores an invitation to the exclusive Codex Consortium, a week of research among a select handful of fellow historians at a crumbling manor in England, located next to the ruins of the priory where Elizabeth herself once lived. What begins as a promising conference turns into a nightmare as the eerie house becomes the site of a murder. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect, and it seems that answers lie at the root of a local legend about centuries-old hidden treasure. Alison's research makes her best-suited to solve the mystery--but when old feelings resurface for a former colleague, and the stakes of the search skyrocket, everyone's motives become murky. Alison's cutthroat world of academia is almost as dangerous as Elizabeth Barton's sixteenth-century England, where heretics are beheaded, visions can kill, and knowing who to trust is a deadly art"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes a timeline of events.
- ISBN:
- 9781250383594
- 1250383595
- OCLC:
- 1513894097
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