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This page lists novels that feature the blind physician Isaac of Girona.

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Remedy for Treason

Caroline Roe

1998

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"Girona, Spain. 1353. Struggling to save his patients from the plague, and avoiding the even greater danger of his wife's temper, Isaac discovers that pestilence isn't the city's only killer. A nun dies in the public baths. Then it is revealed that she is not a nun at all, but an attendant to the queen in nun's disguise. The Bishop of Girona calls upon Isaac to help determine the strange circumstance of her death--and the purpose of her deception. But Isaac soon finds himself and his family caught in a tightening web of royal intrigue designed to destroy the Spanish monarchy - and whoever else gets in the way."

Cure for a Charlatan

Caroline Roe

1999

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"Three young men die of a strange illness signaled by sleepwalking, delusions, and strange mutterings. Poisoning or sorcery? Spanish doctor Isaac guides his daughter Raquel, student Yusuf, and the Bishop to expose the killer and calm witch-hunters."

An Antidote for Avarice

Caroline Roe

1999

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"Girona, Spain, 1354. Blind physician Isaac of Girona is summoned to accompany the Bishop Berenguer to Tarragona for a Bishops' Council. But messengers from the Pope keep turning up dead - and Isaac soon finds himself embroiled in court intrigue and murder on the road to Tarragona."

Solace for a Sinner

Caroline Roe

2000

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"In fourteenth-century Girona, Spain, Isaac of Girona, a blind Jewish physician, launches an investigation into the murder of a wealthy merchant, found dead after being robbed of a fortune in gold, but the case takes on a new urgency when Isaac discovers that the victim had been planning to purchase what he believed was the fabled Holy Grail."

A Potion for a Widow

Caroline Roe

2001

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"When mild-mannered clerk Pasqual Robert falls victim to assassin, blind Jewish physician Isaac of Girona, with the help of His Excellency, Bishop Berenguer, investigates the crime, in a mystery set against the backdrop of fourteenth-century Spain."

A Draught for a Dead Man

Caroline Roe

2002

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"Blind Jewish physician Isaac of Girona journeys to northern Catalonia to attend a wedding and to heal an injured knight badly beaten in a mysterious attack, but the case becomes complicated by the murder of an innocent apprentice."

A Poultice for a Healer

Caroline Roe

2003

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"Summoned to assist the Bishop of Girona during his illness, Isaac of Girona is forced to put his sleuthing talents to work when a messenger arrives at the palace with an urgent message for the Bishop, but dies before he can deliver it."

Consolation for an Exile

Caroline Roe

2004

An Isaac of Girona novel.

"As political, religious, and familial intrigue once again converge on Girona, danger and deceit infiltrate two very different families - and only the blind Isaac can bring the truth to light."