Hildegard of Meaux

“Hildegard of Meaux” is a series of medieval novels by English author Cassandra Clark. The first novel of the series was “Hangman’s Blind” that Clark first published in 2008 to much critical acclaim. Cassandra who was born in Yorkshire in England and brought up in Beverly, an old medieval market town has always been fascinated by medieval history. Prior to becoming an author she was involved in writing and was a script writer for TV, radio, and a little bit of theater. For her writing, Clark has been an invited guest of Edward Albee and has won the Director’s Guild Award. She quit script writing when her debut novel made it big in 2008, and decided to become a full time author. She now writes historical novels in the “Hildegard of Meaux” series of novels that are set in the 14th century during the reign of Richard II. The series of novel features Hildegard, a nun sleuth who works with Brother Thomas, a young man in solving a range of crimes in medieval England. The series is set in the crumbling monasteries and Gothic landscape of Yorkshire, which are the perfect setting for medieval narratives into England’s past. For Cassandra Clark, writing the novels provides a great opportunity to bring together her interests in history, music, and politics.