Minstrel's Leap

by Veronica Black

When Verona Dean reads of the sudden death of Sister Hyacinth, she travels to Yorkshire to pay tribute to her friend's memory. At Minstrel's Leap she hears of the legend of Lady Eadgyth and her lover, and meets the nuns of St. Dorothy's, where two have already died, and a third is marked down as the victim of a maniac who comes by night. Verona sets out to discover the secret of Minstrel's Leap.

222 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Pseudonym for Maureen Peters

Maureen Peters was born in Caernarvon, Wales, on March 3, 1935, and was married and divorced twice; she has two sons and two daughters. In addition to biographical fiction, historical romances, and mystery novels written under her own name, other noms de plume include Veronica Black, Catherine Darby, Levanah Lloyd, Belinda Grey, Elizabeth Law, Judith Rothman, and Sharon Whitby.

Said Maureen Peters about Sister Joan in an interview, "I chose a nun because they have got a lot of time on their hands. I have friends who are real nuns and they give me information on their lives, but mine’s a bit more unconventional. Every time she goes to a convent, she finds a dead body — Cornwall is littered with them."