Mother Midnight - Hugh Corbett 22

Zusatztext Supremely evocative, scrupulously researched Informationen zum Autor Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex. Klappentext "1312. Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, has returned from the West Country to find Westminster in chaos. Edward II has fled in an attempt to protect his favourite from the wrath of his noblemen; and a royal clerk has been found dead, poisoned in a locked chamber. Drawn into a maze of murder both at Westminster and at the Convent of Saint Sulpice, where young novices have started to disappear, Corbett quickly establishes a connection between the two mysteries. As other killings follow, Corbett's investigation leads him to a high-class brothel and its sinister owner, Mother Midnight. Challenged to a duel and hunted by a guild of ruthless assassins, Corbett and his loyal henchmen, Ranulf and Chanson, face a sea of troubles. And Corbett must call upon his wit and ingenuity to halt the tide of disaster that threatens to engulf him..."--Back cover. Vorwort It is 1312 and, with Westminster in turmoil and the Kingdom edging towards civil war, Sir Hugh Corbett is drawn into a web of murder. Paul Doherty's twenty-second enthralling medieval mystery is sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell. Zusammenfassung It is 1312 and, with Westminster in turmoil and the Kingdom edging towards civil war, Sir Hugh Corbett is drawn into a web of murder. Paul Doherty's twenty-second enthralling medieval mystery is sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Doherty
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.11.2021
• EAN: 9781472284785
• ISBN: 978-1-4722-8478-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Hugh Corbett
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; England, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Historical fiction, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Historical adventure, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Historical adventure fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Early 14th century c 1300 to c 1350