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24%OFFPaul Doherty - The Waxman Murders - 9780755328840 - V9780755328840
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The Waxman Murders

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Description for The Waxman Murders Paperback. Murder, treachery, intrigue and betrayal abound in the fascinating fifteenth tale to feature medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 29. Weight in Grams: 226.

In 1300, an English privateer named 'The Waxman' was trapped and overrun by two powerful war cogs flying the streamers of the powerful Hanseatic League of North Germany. The ship was carrying a casket containing the 'Carta Mysteriosa', a collection of valuable and detailed maps and sea charts. The rulers of Europe, not to mention their merchant princes, would wade through a sea of blood to obtain them.

Three years later Wilhelm Von Paulents, a representative of the Hanseatic League, comes to England. Rumours have it that he owns the sea charts and Sir Hugh Corbett is sent to ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755328840
SKU
V9780755328840
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Paul Doherty
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.

Reviews for The Waxman Murders
Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits
Bookseller
A romping good read
Time Out
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
CADS 20
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
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