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Esther Knight

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Mystery, Historical Fiction, Suspense

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Esther Knight is the author of the Rebecca DeToledo Mysteries, a historical cozy mystery series set in 12th-century Spain and England. Her stories blend murder, intrigue, and cultural crossroads, with a heroine who is both a healer and an amateur sleuth.

Esther has walked the streets of Toledo, Granada, Córdoba, and Seville to capture the atmosphere her characters inhabit.

When she isn’t writing, Esther is walking her granddog Laurie, exploring medieval recipes, or planning her next research trip.

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Average rating: 4.51 · 184 ratings · 41 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death at the School of Translators: A Rebecca DeToledo Medieval Mystery (A Rebecca DeToledo Mystery Book 1) 4.40 avg rating — 117 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood In The Parchment: A Medieval Murder Mystery (A Rebecca DeToledo Mystery Book 2) 4.71 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poison In The Season Of Peace: A Medieval Holiday Mystery (A Rebecca DeToledo Mystery Book 3) 4.72 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corpses In The Castle: A Medieval Murder Mystery (A Rebecca DeToledo Mystery Book 4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How much history can I change?

A reader wrote to me recently with a very good question.

He had just finished Death at the School of Translators. He enjoyed the book, but there was one thing that bothered him.

In my book, Eleanor sends Rebecca and John to Toledo to investigate the murder of her spy, and later follows them there. Throughout the book, I give her considerably more influence in Castile than she historically possessed. Read more of this blog post »

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Esther Knight wrote a new blog post How much history can I change? A reader wrote to me recently with a very good question. He had just finished Death at the School of Translators. He enjoyed the book, but there was on Read more of this blog post »
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Esther Knight made a comment on Claudete Takahashi’s review of Blood In The Parchment: A Medieval Murder Mystery (A Rebecca DeToledo Mystery Book 2) " Thank you "
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Esther Knight liked Claudete Takahashi's review of Blood In The Parchment: A Medieval Murder Mystery (A Rebecca DeToledo Mystery Book 2): "Blood in the Parchment is a look in the past of Toledo, the story mixes real facts with fiction and gives the reader an excellent portrait of how things worked in a city were three strong communities with different religious beliefs coexisted. Rebecc" Read more of this review »
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