To save herself from her master’s fate, Aselin must navigate a growing list of debtors eager to toss her aside and confront her guilt in this fast-paced tale of growth and redemption in Tudor England. Unprepared for the independence she craved, Aselin is forced to seek aid from a fickle contact who wants only one means of payment: a ruby ring with a mare’s head. But the Guild of poison assassins will not be so easily pacified and charge Aselin to develop an antidote as retribution of her betrayal. Shelter from her master’s crimes comes with an unwanted allegiance and a list of innocents to murder. Very highly recommended.In a desperate grasp for prestige, Aselin Gavrell betrayed her master to the execution block for the advantage of the onyx pendant now around her neck. The author’s website promises a sequel, and I for one am glad. This book drew me in unlike any other in a long time.
Add to that a one-sided love affair with the local lawman, and you have a recipe for a cracking good read. The inherently high stakes of Lavinia’s profession, coupled with the danger of her rapid rise in notoriety, make for a page-turning plot. She also recognizes the sin in her profession and struggles to find absolution. In this impeccably written and researched work, Pohlkamp takes you into the mind of a conflicted assassin for whom the science of poisons is a passion she loves what she does and enjoys murder, but she is not a cold-hearted serial killer. Lovett’s pies) or what would happen to Robin LaFevers’ assassin nuns if they weren’t in the convent, this book will give you a taste. If you ever wondered what it would be like if Sweeney Todd had a conscience (and no need for Mrs. When the local magistrate begins to suspect she might be behind the death of an Earl, Lavinia must decide what she is willing to risk: her faith, her life, her heart, or all three?
As her victims and clients increase in stature from commoners to nobility, so do the risks to her life and her heart. Having lost her parents as a teen, she uses her knowledge of herbology and poisons to build a career as one of the few female assassins.
There aren’t many opportunities for educated women in Tudor England outside of the convent or royal court, but twenty-something Lavinia Maude carves out a unique niche for herself.
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