Company of Liars by Karen Maitland was another giveaway at ALA in Anaheim in 2008. It grabbed me immediately because I love historical fiction and I find the black plague to be a time that is ripe for some modern translation. Honestly it also made me feel knowledgeable because I took a couple of history classes in college where I had to read scholarly works on the time period (nice reminder of why I am not in a History PhD program). The band of semi-merry travelers grows and shrinks, with a member meeting nearly every demographic of Medieval England!
My favorite character got killed off too soon, but the suspense of discovering the secrets of each of the remaining traveler's was addicting.
I'm not a fan of ghost stories, and I found the ending unnecessarily creepy after drowning in a bit of cheesiness, but it's still recommended because of the interesting characters and the grace of bringing the reader into the 14th Century of plague and pestilence.
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