by Catherine Jinks · Círculo De Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467214918
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«El escribano» is the historical mystery novel by Catherine Jinks, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (620 pages, in Spanish).
In fourteenth-century France, Raymond Maillot, a quarrelsome notary fond of wine, women, and songs, enters the service of Father Amiel, a Dominican investigating the death of Cardinal Di Vicio's assistant. He must determine whether there is a murderer or witchcraft, while torn between pleasures and faith.
Originally published as The Notary (2000), translated by Hernán Sabaté Vargas and Montserrat Gurguí Martínez de Huete for this 2007 Spanish-language edition.
For readers of historical fiction and medieval mystery; those who enjoyed El inquisidor will find another intrigue.
Catherine Jinks is an Australian writer of fiction books for all age groups. She has won many awards including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award four times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for science fiction, the IBBY Australia Ena Noel Encouragement Award, the Adelaide Festival Award, and the Davitt Award for crime fiction.
