Death Comes As Epiphany: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery: 1 (Catherine LeVendeur 1)

With Death Comes As Epiphany the first in the Catherine LeVendeur mystery series medievalist Sharan Newman has woven dark mystery and sparkling romance into a fascinating and richly detailed tapestry of everyday life in twelfth-century France and one of the most moving love stories of all time: Abelard and Heloise.. Catherine LeVendeur is a young scholar come to conquer her sin of pride at the Convent of the Paraclete famous for learning prayer and its abbess the fabled Heloise. . When a manuscript the convent produced for the great Abbe Suger disappears rumors surface saying the book contains sacrilegious passages and will be used to condemn Heloises famous lover Peter Abelard.. To save her Order and protect all she holds dear Catherine must find the manuscript and discover who altered the text. She will risk disgrace the wrath of her family and the Church and confront an evil older than Time itself--and if she isnt careful lose her immortal soul.. Winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery