There are 17 books in the Hawkenlye Mysteries series. The newest book is The Devil's Cup which came out in 2017.

1
Fortune Like the Moon

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Shortly before his unexpected coronation, King Richard passed a law letting all of England's prisoners go free. Shortly afterwards a young nun is found, gruesomely murdered. Richard swiftly employs an old military colleague of his, Josse d'Acquin, to unravel this hideous mystery. Who could have wanted to kill this innocent…

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Ashes of the Elements

Ashes of the Elements

A grove of huge oak trees in the Wealden forest is felled. And, as if some ancient curse is being brought alive, the man who wielded the axes meets with a violent end.

The Sheriff claims the Forest People did it, but Abbess Helewise believes a supernatural solution is too…

3
The Tavern in the Morning

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A man from London has taken over running the tavern on the main London to Hastings highway to the south of Tonbridge. He is not what he appears, and his arrival ushers in a sequence of apparently unrelated but disturbing events, whose escalating violence culminates in murder.

4
The Chatter of the Maidens

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This crime novel set in 12th century Kent reunites Abbesse Helewise and Richard the Lionheart's knight Josse d'Acquin in a mystery involving the nun Alba and her sisters from Ely. In order to discover the truth Helewise goes to Ely and uncovers, in a burnt-out cottage, the remains of a…

5
The Faithful Dead

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An elderly pilgrim dies in Hawkenlye Vale. Nothing suspicious about that: he was gravely ill when he arrived. Meanwhile Josse d'Acquin has a visit from Prince John. Accompanied by his seer, the Prince urgently seeks news of a stranger, Galbertius Sidonius. Hurrying to Hawkenlye Abbey to enlist the Abbess Helewise's…

6
A Dark Night Hidden

By Alys Clare , Elizabeth Harris,

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Josse D'Acquin and the Abbess Helewise are appalled by the views of the fanatical new priest, Father Micah, but are even more horrified when his body turns up by the side of the road. Whatever his methods he was a man of God. And, when it appears that a band…

7
Whiter Than The Lily

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The young beautiful Galena and her husband, the much older Ambrose are trying for a child but to no avail. When Josse d'Acquin tells her of the healing waters of Hawkenlye she is overjoyed and sets off with her escort. But she arrives alone. A few days later her husband,…

8
Girl in a Red Tunic

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Richard the Lionheart is still being held hostage after his crusade and his people made paupers by paying the ransom. The Abbess Helewise is struggling to keep the abbey going through a cold, brutal winter fending off starvation of her nuns and the local people. And then a much-loved person…

9
Heart of Ice

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It is February 1194. A very sick man is making for Hawkenlye Abbey in the desperate hope of a miracle cure. In his delirium he sees the Virgin Mary, the same miraculous vision that led to the foundation of the Abbey. He watches the beautiful woman approach and, sinking to…

10
The Enchanter's Forest

By Alys Clare , Elizabeth Harris,

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In the Great Wealden Forest, power has fallen into the wrong hands.

It is Midsummer 1195. A ruthlessly ambitious man has fallen deeply into debt, his desperate situation made even more difficult by the contribution he has had to pay towards King Richard's ransom. To make matters worse the beautiful…

11
The Paths of the Air

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'the latest in the Hawkenlye series... may be Clare's best yet' - Kirkus Starred Review

The new novel in the popular Hawkenlye series

Autumn 1196. A secretive stranger arrives at New Winnowlands, and Sir Josse dAcquin guesses that he is a returning Crusader. Josse seeks the assistance of Abbess Helewise…

12
The Joys of My Life

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The new novel in the Hawkenlye series - May, 1199. Abbess Helewise has been summoned by Queen Eleanor to discuss the building of a chapel at Hawkenlye Abbey. Meanwhile, Sir Josse d’Acquin is on the trail of a group of mysterious knights rumoured to be devil worshippers. As Helewise heads…

13
The Rose of the World

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The new novel in the ever-popular Hawkenlye series

Autumn, 1210. A year ago, King John was excommunicated and now his men have come to Hawkenlye Abbey to take it over. Abbess Caliste, Helewise's successor, worries how she is to feed the nuns under her care, let alone conduct her usual…

14
The Song of the Nightingale

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In the latest Hawkenlye mystery, desperate men commit terrible crimes, but vengeance is on its way . . .

Winter, 1211.Former abbess Helewise moves back to her cell near Hawkenlye Abbey to help the needy, putting a strain on her relationship with Sir Josse D'Acquin, who is called to examine…

15
The Winter King

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The death of an unpopular nobleman brings trouble to Sir Josse’s family, in the latest Hawkenlye mystery

All Saint’s Eve, 1211. An overweight but wealthy nobleman, desperate for an heir, dies at the celebration feast he’s thrown in his own hall. A natural death . . . or at the…

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A Shadowed Evil

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February, 1212.

Sir Josse d’Acquin and Helewise are summoned to Southfire Hall, where Josse’s elderly uncle, Hugh, lies dying, surrounded by his children. But the pair soon discovers that Hugh’s ill health is not the only cause of distress in the house: for Hugh’s son and heir, Herbert, has taken…

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The Devil's Cup

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Sir Josse d’Aquin is summoned to assist the beleaguered King John in the 17th – and final – Hawkenlye mystery.

September, 1216. A foreign army has invaded England. The country is divided. Some support the rebel barons and Prince Louis of France; others remain loyal to the king. His rule…