Alys Clare [Elizabeth Harris]
Fortune Like the Moon; the Tavern in the Morning; the Chatter of the Maidens
London, BCA; Hodder & Stoughton, 1999-2001. First edition. Cloth. Three first editions of Alys Clare's historical whodunnits featuring detectives Josse d'Acquin and the Abbess of Hawkenlye. Three first editions of Alys Clare's Hawkenlye's Mysteries, found in their unclipped dust wrappers. Writing under the pseudonym Alys Clare, Elizabeth Harris is the author of several historical whodunnits including the seventeen novels that constitute the Hawkenlye mysteries. Comprised of three of the first four volumes in the series, the present collection is set in twelfth century England and features would-be detectives Josse d'Acquin and the Abbess of Hawkenlye. The Fortune Like the Moon is smaller than the other two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with just some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages to Fortune like the Moon are clean but a little age-toned, whilst the pages in the remaining volumes are bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Fine.

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Keywords: Fortune Like the Moon The Tavern in the Morning The Chatter of the Maidens Alys Clare The Tavern in the Morning Hawkenlye Mystery First Edition Not Stated