title: The Spoils of Avalon (A John Singer Sargent/Violet Pagent Mystery) (Volume 1)
author:  Mary F. Burns 
description: <i><span>&quot;The Spoils of Avalon</span></i><span>blends the rich details of historical fiction with the suspenseful, clue-driven sleuthing that characterizes the best in mystery. Dual timelines and missing Arthurian artifacts add delightful layers to this compelling, well-written series, which not only offers a unique, artistic twist on the &quot;Holmes and Watson&quot; detecting pair but places a female sleuth--the brilliant Violet Paget--in the driver's seat. A must for fans of historical mysteries.&quot; -- Susan Spann, Author of the Shinobi Mysteries</span><br /><br />&quot;Mary Burns thoroughly evokes the world of high Victorian romanticism as murder in 1877 leads to a hunt for Arthurian relics hidden in 1539.<span> </span>Following the well-matched pair of sleuths on a path between the centuries, the reader confronts marvels astonishing in any age.<span> </span>Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson would be pleased to know that lines from his Arthurian <i>Idylls of the King </i>appear as chapter headings.&quot; <span>-- </span>Judith Rock, author of the Charles DuLuc Mysteries
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  The Spoils of  
  Avalon
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A John Singer Sargent /
  
  
  violet Paget Mystery
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © 2019 by Mary F. Burns  
  Word by Word Press, San Francisco, CA 94132
  
  
  Previously published 2014 by Sand Hill Review Press
  
  
  
  
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  
  Burns, Mary F.  
  Portraits of an Artist / Mary F. Burns
  
  
  ISBN: 9781792052118
  
  
  All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this
  book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without prior written
  consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in
  critical article