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Heresy

Sharan Newman. Forge, $24.95 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-7653-0246-5

In Sharan Newman's eighth medieval historical, Heresy: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery, Astrolabe, the son of famed Abelard and H lo se, finds refuge with Catherine's family when he's falsely accused of a young woman's murder. As usual, the author mixes moral complexity and careful research to tell an entertaining tale.