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Corpse Candle (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 13): A gripping medieval mystery of monks and murder
Paul Doherty
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Description for Corpse Candle (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 13): A gripping medieval mystery of monks and murder
Paperback. The electrifying thirteenth novel in the immensely popular Hugh Corbett medieval mystery series Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 22. Weight in Grams: 204.
The brothers of the abbey of St Martin's-in-the-Marsh pay little heed to the tales of robber baron Sir Geoffrey Mandeville's ghost galloping through the Lincolnshire fens with a retinue of ghastly horseman. They may hear the shrill blast of a hunting horn, or see the corpse candles glowing in the dark, but their comfortable life is protected by a high wall and their powerful abbot. Until Abbot Stephen, a friend of the King, is found dead and Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the King's Seal, arrives to investigate.
The brothers of the abbey of St Martin's-in-the-Marsh pay little heed to the tales of robber baron Sir Geoffrey Mandeville's ghost galloping through the Lincolnshire fens with a retinue of ghastly horseman. They may hear the shrill blast of a hunting horn, or see the corpse candles glowing in the dark, but their comfortable life is protected by a high wall and their powerful abbot. Until Abbot Stephen, a friend of the King, is found dead and Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the King's Seal, arrives to investigate.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747264675
SKU
V9780747264675
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
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 Corpse Candle (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 13): A gripping medieval mystery of monks and murder
Praise for the series: 'Death and mystery pack the pages - but there's humour too
Colchester Evening News
Vitality in the landscape...angst in the mystery, it's Peters minus the herbs but plus a few crates of sack
Oxford Times
Absolutely superb
CADS
Colchester Evening News
Vitality in the landscape...angst in the mystery, it's Peters minus the herbs but plus a few crates of sack
Oxford Times
Absolutely superb
CADS