title: The Stolen Bride (The Arthurian Mysteries)
author:  Tony Hays 
description: A first-class, page-turning tale. We shall doubtless hear much more of Tony Hays. (<i>Peter Tremayne, author of A Prayer for the Damned, on The Killing Way</i>)<br /><br />Hayes has captured the Arthurian legend and made it his own. Many complex plot threads and believable characters make this a series to be savored by historical mystery and Arthurian fiction fans. (<i>Library Journal, starred review, on The Beloved Dead</i>)<br /><br />Hays's brilliant second mystery set in fifth-century Britain delivers on the promise of its predecessor, <i>The Killing Way</i>. Already, this series rivals the work of such proven masters of the subgenre as Steven Saylor and Laura Joh Rowland. (<i>Publishers Weekly, starred review, on The Divine Sacrifice</i>)<br /><br />This heady concoction of suspense and legend will appeal to a broad cross-section of historical-fiction and whodunit fans. (<i>Booklist on The Divine Sacrifice</i>)
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  The Rose in the Ring
  
  
  [BOOK ONE](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_001.html#filepos6661)
  
  
    
    
  [CHAPTER I. THE
  FUGITIVE](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_001.html#filepos6747)  
    
  [CHAPTER II. IN THE DRESSING-
  TENT](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_001.html#filepos40014)  
    
  [CHAPTER III. DAVID ENTERS THE SAWDUST
  RING](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_001.html#filepos84569)  
    
  [CHAPTER IV. A STRANGER APPEARS ON THE
  SCENE](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_001.html#filepos113374)  
    
  [CHAPTER V. SOMETHING ABOUT THE
  BRADDOCKS](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_001.html#filepos156316)  
    
  [CHAPTER VI. DAVID JENISON'S
  STORY](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_001.html#filepos193026)  
    
  [CHAPTER VII. THE BROTHERS
  CRONK](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_002.html#filepos234047)  
    
  [CHAPTER VIII. AN INVITATION TO
  SUPPER](The%20Rose%20in%20the%20Ring_split_002.html#filepos265437)  
    
  [CHAPTER IX. A THIEF IN THE
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