The Thread of the Unicorn
Jane Thornley
France, May 30, 1432: a young peasant girl is burned as a heretic after successfully leading an army into battle against the English. Two members of Charles VII’s court, an advocate and a priest, stand on the sidelines unable to intervene when their king bargains away Joan d’Arc’s life. Yet they seethe with a sense of injustice that compels them to condemn the powers that be at the risk of their own necks. And they give voice to their outrage through... art.
Nearly 700 years later, Phoebe McCabe is approached by Lilly Saint Chappelles, a Chinese-Franco actress living in the US, with an unusual request: help locate a missing tapestry which her adopted French family believe to be the seventh in the Lady and the Unicorn series. Though doubtful that such a textile could survive, Phoebe badly wants the case. It should be simple enough, she thinks.
But then all hell breaks loose. Lilly’s Chinese uncle and her twin sister are discovered working behind the scenes. It is a point of honor for Mimi Saint Chappelles, now Mimi Yu Ho, to best her sister and claim the tapestry that Uncle Tengfeng has already sold. But Phoebe, Lilly, and the Agency of the Ancient Lost & Found must locate the tapestry first, even if it means leading their adversaries right to its door.
Nearly 700 years later, Phoebe McCabe is approached by Lilly Saint Chappelles, a Chinese-Franco actress living in the US, with an unusual request: help locate a missing tapestry which her adopted French family believe to be the seventh in the Lady and the Unicorn series. Though doubtful that such a textile could survive, Phoebe badly wants the case. It should be simple enough, she thinks.
But then all hell breaks loose. Lilly’s Chinese uncle and her twin sister are discovered working behind the scenes. It is a point of honor for Mimi Saint Chappelles, now Mimi Yu Ho, to best her sister and claim the tapestry that Uncle Tengfeng has already sold. But Phoebe, Lilly, and the Agency of the Ancient Lost & Found must locate the tapestry first, even if it means leading their adversaries right to its door.
المجلد:
05
عام:
2022
اللغة:
english
سلسلة الكتب:
Agency of the Ancient Lost & Found Mystery Thriller series
ملف:
EPUB, 475 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2022