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Ashes to Ashes
Mel Starr
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Description for Ashes to Ashes
Paperback. The morning after the festivities of Midsummer's Eve, the villagers of Bampton make a grisly discovery. Series: The Chronicles of Hugh De Singleton, Surgeon. Num Pages: 224 pages, Map in prelims. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 160.
Master Hugh, Kate, and their children attend the Midsummer's Eve fire. Next morning early Hugh hears the passing bell ring from the Church of St. Beornwald, and moments later is summoned. Tenants collecting the ashes to spread upon their fields have found burned bones. Master Hugh learns of several men of Bampton and nearby villages who have gone missing recently. Most are soon found, some alive, some dead. Master Hugh eventually learns that the bones are those of a bailiff from a nearby manor. Someone has slain him and placed his body in the fire to destroy evidence of murder. ... Read more
Master Hugh, Kate, and their children attend the Midsummer's Eve fire. Next morning early Hugh hears the passing bell ring from the Church of St. Beornwald, and moments later is summoned. Tenants collecting the ashes to spread upon their fields have found burned bones. Master Hugh learns of several men of Bampton and nearby villages who have gone missing recently. Most are soon found, some alive, some dead. Master Hugh eventually learns that the bones are those of a bailiff from a nearby manor. Someone has slain him and placed his body in the fire to destroy evidence of murder. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Chronicles of Hugh De Singleton, Surgeon
Condition
New
Weight
159g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782641339
SKU
V9781782641339
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About Mel Starr
Mel Starr was born and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating with a MA in history from Western Michigan University in 1970, he taught history in Michigan public schools for thirty-nine years. Since retiring, he has focused on his highly successful novels. Mel and his wife, Susan, have two daughters and eight grandchildren.
Reviews for Ashes to Ashes
A delightful treasure trove of historical detail as we delve into further medieval intrigue with Mel Starr's thoughtful and endearing Hugh de Singleton.
Penelope Wilcock, author of The Hawk and the Dove series A thoroughly enthralling and entertaining medieval crime novel, full of suspense, action and delicious historical detail. The medieval surgeon, Hugh de Singleton, is a ... Read more
Penelope Wilcock, author of The Hawk and the Dove series A thoroughly enthralling and entertaining medieval crime novel, full of suspense, action and delicious historical detail. The medieval surgeon, Hugh de Singleton, is a ... Read more