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To Wear the White Cloak
The Catherine LeVendeur Mysteries (Book 7)
- Author
- Sharan Newman
- Narrator
- Wanda McCaddon
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 23 June 2005
- Run Time
- 11 hours 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
After an absence of a year, Catherine LeVendeur and her husband Edgar are glad to return to Paris. When they enter the house, however, they are shocked by the discovery of the dead body of a Knight Templar. Although innocent, Catherine fears that she or her family will be incriminated. Her father Hubert has recently announced his Jewish roots and twelfth-century Europe is not a safe place for Jews. She particularly fears the powerful knight, Jehan of Blois. Catherine must penetrate the secrets of the Knights Templar in order to vindicate her family.
Catherine and Edgar’s loving relationship is warmly described against the mesmerizing sights and sounds of medieval Paris in this engrossing tale of mystery.
Critics Review
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“With its attention to detail, depth of research and well-developed characters, this seventh book in Newman’s Catherine LeVendeur series should delight fans of her medieval mysteries.”
Publishers Weekly
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“A brilliant series, sparkling with historical tidbits and insight.”
Chicago Sun-Times
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“Reading a Sharan Newman novel is like journeying back to medieval times.”
Romantic Times
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“[Wanda McCaddon’s] voice truly captures the whirlwind excitement of life in Catherine LeVendeur’s household in twelfth-century Paris…The audio sparkles with suspense and humor…[McCaddon] is up the challenge of Latin chapter introductions and the snarls of the nastiest villains.”
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Details
- Author
- Sharan Newman
- Narrator
- Wanda McCaddon
- Duration
- 11 hours 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 June 2005
- ISBN
- 9781483055435
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Historical fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical romance
Synopsis
After an absence of a year, Catherine LeVendeur and her husband Edgar are glad to return to Paris. When they enter the house, however, they are shocked by the discovery of the dead body of a Knight Templar. Although innocent, Catherine fears that she or her family will be incriminated. Her father Hubert has recently announced his Jewish roots and twelfth-century Europe is not a safe place for Jews. She particularly fears the powerful knight, Jehan of Blois. Catherine must penetrate the secrets of the Knights Templar in order to vindicate her family.Catherine and Edgar’s loving relationship is warmly described against the mesmerizing sights and sounds of medieval Paris in this engrossing tale of mystery.
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