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Nightshade (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 16): A thrilling medieval mystery of murder and stolen treasure
Paul Doherty
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Description for Nightshade (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 16): A thrilling medieval mystery of murder and stolen treasure
Paperback. The sixteenth brilliant novel in the acclaimed Hugh Corbett series. Corbett must travel to Essex to investigate Lord Oliver Scrope and obtain the 'Sanguis Christi', treasure Scrope stole from the Templar Order after the fall of Acre. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward I, has been charged with yet another dangerous mission.
Scrope, an unscrupulous manor lord, has reneged on his promise to hand over a priceless ornate cross he stole from the Templars during the Crusades. Furthermore, he has massacred as heretics fourteen members of a religious order, whose corpses now hang in the woods near Mistleham in Essex.
The King, determined to restore order, sends Corbett to Mistleham in his stead. But as Corbett reaches the troubled village, it becomes obvious that the situation has worsened. A mysterious bowman ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755338412
SKU
V9780755338412
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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 Nightshade (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 16): A thrilling medieval mystery of murder and stolen treasure
Praise for Paul Doherty and his other novels: 'Resurrectionist magic
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The best of its kind since the death of Ellis Peters
Time Out
I really like these medieval whodunnits
Bookseller
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
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This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is ... Read more
New York Times
The best of its kind since the death of Ellis Peters
Time Out
I really like these medieval whodunnits
Bookseller
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
CADS 20
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is ... Read more