Mistress of the Art of Death

First of all, click on the title above, if only to view the intro, which gives you a sense of the book in a really cool way. I loved this book! Last night I was tearing up and chuckling out loud at the same time, multiple times while reading the last seventy pages.
Like CSI or Patricia Cornwell? You'll like this book. Like historical fiction? You'll like this book. It's set in the years immediately after Pillars of the Earth, so if you enjoyed that you'll like this one. Like a mystery with some romance? You'll like this book. This book is strong in all the areas that people who read for fun enjoy. *****
I wasn't going to say anymore -- like I said, click on the link -- but one of the things that's great about this book is the rounded reality of the female protagonist in a story that still manages to appeal to my (childish?) masculine taste for action. OK. Enough.