Autor nás zavedl do starobylého Egypta, do dob, kdy vrcholí boj o moc a na trůn by měla zasednout poprvé královna - žena. Jak se to známé Hatšepsovet podařilo a s jakými překážkami se setkali její přívrženci, se dozvíte na stranách tohoto románu, kterému nechybí detektivní zápletka, jak je to v Dohertyho dílech běžné.
Paul Doherty je uznávaný historik, který brilantně využívá své znalosti při psaní napínavých detektivních příběhů, odehrávajících se na pozadí skutečných historických událostí. I v tomto románu dokonale uplatnil své oslnivé znalosti o Egyptě, a tak vznikl strhující příběh, ve kterém se působivě prolíná fikce se skutečností.
Paul Doherty je uznávaný historik, ktorý brilantne využíva svoje vedomosti pri písaní napínavých detektívnych príbehov, odohrávajúcich sa na pozadí skutočných historických udalostí. Aj v tomto románe dokonale uplatnil svoje oslnivé vedomosti o Egypte, a tak vznikol strhujúci príbeh, v ktorom sa pôsobivo prelína fikcia so skutočnosťou.
Dej neobyčajne dramatického historického románu s detektívnou zápletkou sa odohráva v období panovania faraóna Thutmosa II. a jeho manželky kráľovnej Hatšepsovet. V zjednotenom Egypte nastalo obdobie nového a veľkolepého rozmachu, čo iba zosilnilo boj o moc a získanie popredných miest na kráľovskom dvore. Zrazu nečakane a záhadne zomiera Thutmose II. a sudca Amerotke sa ujíma vyšetrovania, čo skutočne bolo príčinou náhlej panovníkovej smrti. Priebeh vyšetrovania komplikuje množstvo prekážok, tajomných úkazov a čudných zmiznutí.
Sprisahanci nešetria silami ani prostriedkami, aby vyšetrovateľa zviedli na falošnú stopu. Vyriešenie záhady faraónovej smrti bude prekvapením pre čitateľa.
Lord Amerotke, Pharaoh's Chief Judge, is already in the middle of a murder case when it seems that there is another grave murder to investigate. One of Egypt's great heroes has been brutally killed and Pharaoh Hatusu herself has decided to intervene. She believes that General Balet's murder is only the beginning and she calls on Judge Amerotke for help. There is more to link the deaths than originally meets the eye - but can Amerotke track down the killer before he strikes again?
Paul Doherty's brilliant new Amerotke novel will take you on a compelling journey into the glory, splendour and corruption of Ancient Egypt. 1477 BC and once again treacherous forces are on the rise in Egypt. Fresh from her victories in the north, Pharaoh Queen Hatusu has returned to Thebes to find sinister threats emerging from neighbouring province Nubia. The Arites, a secret murderous sect, are waging bloody war against the Pharaoh. Imperial messengers and members of the Medjay, Egypt's elite army, are disappearing around the Oasis of Sinjar and now Imothep, formerly chief scout for the Spies of Sobeck, has been found strangled in a fortified room at his mansion. The Arites are on the hunt. Will Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Hall of Two Truths, be able to confront this boiling mist of murder and treason, and save Hatusu, before Egypt is overrun by its menacing and dangerous underworld?
Known as the Veiled One, the ugly and deformed Akenhaten is a shadowy figure. As a child he was overlooked and despised by his own father, but as an adult he is thrust into the political limelight when his elder brother dies. Mahu, ambitious and ruthless, watches the young prince carve his path to power. He becomes Akenhaten’s protector and confidant and stands by as Akenhaten proclaims that there is only one God and that he is that God’s only son. Revolution and chaos ensure in a dramatic reign filled with fraud, abduction, assassination, betrayal, and treachery. When Mahu becomes suspicious of Akenhaten’s majestic and glorious wife Nefertiti and the political skill of her brother Ay, he suspects that a hidden and malign influence may have placed Akenhaten’s life in grave peril.
Mahu vzešel z prostých poměrů, ale vlastní pílí a oddaností si dokázal získat přízeň panovnického rodu. Jako důvěrník krále Achnatona se stal očitým svědkem náboženské reformy, která do země přinesla pouze rozbroje, bídu a hlad. Když pak kacířský faraon jednoho dne beze stopy zmizel, zastánci starých pořádků jej hbitě označili za mrtvého a vládcem ustanovili šestiletého Tutanchamona.
O bezpečí mladičkého vladaře, který je v rozkolísaných časech jedinou zárukou egyptské jednoty, se stará loajální Mahu. Sotva se však v zemi podaří nastolit křehkou mocenskou rovnováhu, dorazí do královského města Théb neuvěřitelná zpráva. Achnaton se vrátil, vítězně táhne nilskou deltou a shromažďuje šiky odhodlaných stoupenců!
Kdo jiný může přesvědčivě potvrdit totožnost údajného faraona než muž, který byl po léta jeho věrným stínem? Mahu se tedy v doprovodu zaníceného Atonova velekněze Merirea vydává po proudu Nilu vstříc neobyčejnému dobrodružství…
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Mahu byl vždy oddaným služebníkem svého vládce, ale nyní musel z vůle ctižádostivých hodnostářů opustit dvůr a odebrat se na předčasný odpočinek. Z nechtěného poklidu ho vymaní teprve žádost, aby se vrátil ke královskému dvoru a pomohl odvrátit zkázu, jež se vznáší nad egyptskou zemí. Mladičký Tutanchamon podle všeho trpí nevyzpytatelnou duševní chorobou, zemi schází následník trůnu a na hranicích se šikuje chetitská armáda...
Na podnět proradného prvního rádce Ajeho, skutečné kobry v lidském těle, přijímá Mahu nebezpečný úkol a vydává se na sever, aby vyzvěděl záměry bojechtivých nepřátel. Za dobrodružné cesty se mu ovšem podaří učinit odhalení, která by královstvím na Nilu otřásla podstatně ničivěji než neblahý chetitský vpád. Zatímco se dozvídá úplnou pravdu o Ajeho ničemných úkladech, poznává důvody Achnatonova nenadálého zmizení a nechává se zasvětit do učení o jediném bohu, stává se z něj opětovně muž, v jehož rukou leží budoucnost Egypta. Bohužel je zároveň i mužem, kolem jehož krku se stahuje smrtící smyčka…
In the fourth novel of Paul Doherty's Ancient Roman series, Claudia, the secret agent of Empress Helena, faces a killer who is stalking the streets of Rome.
Nejmilejší synovec kardinála Wolseyho, Benjamin Daunbey, und sein treuer Diener und Begleiter Roger Shallot werden im Frühjahr 1523 nach London gerufen. In Cheapside wurde der florentinische Gesandte Francesco Abrizzi brutal ermordet. Jemand hat ihm mit einer neu entwickelten Pistole in den Kopf geschossen, und König Heinrich VIII. beschließt, den Täter dieses Verbrechens zu finden. Auf dem Weg zum Hof wollen sie den alten Hofarzt Sir Edward Throcklea aufsuchen, finden jedoch ein verlassenes Haus und den Arzt blutend auf dem Boden. Es sieht so aus, als hätte der Unglückliche Selbstmord begangen. In London wird Shallot mit dem königlichen Zorn, Beleidigungen von Abrizzis Verwandten und einem Mordanschlag konfrontiert. Shallot, der beharrlich betont, kein Held zu sein, sehnt sich nur danach, zu fliehen und sich zu verstecken. Doch König und Kardinal Wolsey sind anderer Meinung - Benjamin und Shallot müssen den Spuren des Verbrechens nach Florenz folgen. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, den Mörder zu finden, eine geheime Botschaft an den florentinischen Herrscher aus dem Hause Medici zu überbringen und einen bestimmten Maler zu überzeugen, nach England zu reisen. Doch die Realität ist grausam anders, und eine überraschende Abfolge von Ereignissen wird England und ganz Europa für immer beeinflussen.
Léto roku 1523 bylo horké a do Londýna se vrátila potní nemoc. Král Jindřich VIII. se odebral se svým dvorem na Winsdor a království ponechal v rukou kancléře Thomase Wolseyho. Kardinál to neměl snadné. Z Toweru obdržel výhružné dopisy, adresované králi, s podpisem a pečetí prince Edwarda, o němž se obecně soudilo, že byl se svým bratrem jako potomek rodů Yorků v Toweru zavražděn. Pisatel požaduje větší množství zlata, jinak .... Jindřicha to samozřejmě znepokojilo, a lhostejným ho nenechala ani série krutých vražd mezi královskými katy. Pátráním po vyděrači a pachateli vražd je pověřen Benjamin Danubey a jeho spíš přítel než sluha Roger Shallot.
Kardinal Wolsey, der Minister Heinrichs VIII., hat erneut einen heiklen Auftrag für seinen Neffen Benjamin Daunby und dessen treuen, aber leichtfertigen Gefährten Roger Shallot. Der Erste Sekretär des englischen Botschafters in Paris wurde ermordet - im Land der traditionellen Feinde und Unruhestifter. Und das gerade jetzt, wo offensichtlich ein Spion an empfindlicher Stelle sitzt, der höchst brisante Informationen an die Franzosen liefert und damit das Reich in seinen Grundfesten erschüttert. Hier sind Daunbys Kombinationsgabe und Takt gefragt - und Shallots Talent, noch in der aussichtslosesten Situation ein Hintertürchen zu entdecken...
Píše se rok 1523. Roger Shallot, lékař, šibal a tajný posel krále, se evidentně nudí. Má zakázáno vykonávat lékařské povolání a přibližovat se ke krásné Mirandě, a tak se zabývá četbou knih. A právě četba v něm vzbudí zájem o obchod s relikviemi. Shallot si uvědomuje obrovský potenciál, který může takový obchod mít, a ihned se do něj pouští. K jeho smůle se však brzy dostane do velkých problémů a také do vězení. Král i kardinál proti němu vznesou obvinění a usvědčí ho z porušení zákona. Pod hrozbou smrti je mu nařízeno, aby získal zpět říšské jablko Karla Velikého, jednu ze vzácných insignií, která je v současné době bedlivě střežena v převorství Clerkenwell. Šance na úspěch je však mizivá…
Hatusu, the remarkable young widow of Pharaoh Tuthmosis II, has forced Egyptian society to acknowledge her as Pharaoh, and her success in battle is spreading Egypt's glory well beyond its frontiers. In the Temple of Anubis, Hatusu and the defeated King Tushratta of Mitanni are negotiating a peace treaty that will seal her greatest victory. But then two hideous murders in the temple and the theft of the Glory of Anubis threaten the tentative truce, and the respected judge Amerotke must find the perpetrators.
Inghilterra, 1522. Tra le pagine di un antico manoscritto, Nicholas Hopkins, monaco benedettino dell'abbazia di Glastonbury, rinviene un misterioso enigma. Secondo il monaco quelle parole indicano i luoghi dove si celano il Santo Graal e la leggendaria spada Excalibur. Ma le due reliquie, simboli di sacralità e di potere, fanno gola a molti. Primo fra tutti al sanguinario re Enrico VIII, ansioso di sancire la legittimità della dinastia Tudor. Ma anche alla setta dei Templari: un ordine sciolto da tempo, che segretamente continua a praticare i propri riti e sostiene la casata avversa, quella degli York. Tocca a Benjamin Daunbey, nipote del potente cardinale Wolsey, e al suo aiutante Roger Shallot trovare le reliquie per conto della Corona.
A new novel of murder in the reign of Pharoah Hatusu featuring Judge Amerotke as the crime-solver. At a peace treaty signing between Egypt and Libya in Thebes, three of Egypt's leading scribes die violently on the Temple forecourt, the victims of a vile poisoning. To add to the mounting unease, a prosperous merchant and his young wife are found drowned. Rumours soon sweep the imperial city. The Poisoner of Ptah has returned. It falls to Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Halls of Two Truths, to investigate these hideous crimes - his hunt for the Poisoner leads him to discover yet more suspicion and potential danger. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the twilight world of glorious Thebes where life can be so rich and yet death so swift and brutal.
In 1517 the English armies have defeated and killed James IV of Scotland at Flodden and James's widow-queen, Margaret, sister to Henry VIII, has fled to England, leaving her crown under a Council of Regency.Roger Shallot is drawn into a web of mystery and murder by his close friendship with Benjamin Daunbey, the nephew of Cardinal Wolsey, first minister of Henry VIII. Benjamin and Roger are ordered into Margaret's household to resolve certain mysteries as well as to bring about her restoration to Scotland.They begin by questioning Selkirk, a half-mad physician imprisoned in the Tower. He is subsequently found poisoned in a locked chamber guarded by soldiers. The only clue is a poem of riddles. However, the poem contains the seeds for other gruesome murders. The faceless assassin always leaves a white rose, the mark of Les Blancs Sangliers, a secret society plotting the overthrow of the Tudor monarchy...This novel was previously published under the pseudonym Michael Clynes.
"Entertaining - if harrowing." - New York Times Book Review What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only Speedos? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China?And Then You're Dead offers serious answers to these horribly interesting questions. Paul Doherty and Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy and more along the way. Illustrated with straightforward technical art and leavened by small doses of dry humour, And Then You're Dead is both scientifically informative and gruesomely entertaining.
In the summer of 314, dark figures who lurk in the twilight of Roman society
are on the prowl, and Rome is shocked by a series of gruesome murders in the
third novel featuring imperial secret agent Claudia
Agrippina, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero, was a beautiful and talented woman who saw her father murdered, was banished by her brother, and was killed on the orders of her son. Her freed man, a one-eyed former gladiator named Parmenon, tells of Agrippina's battle to survive in and control the depraved and violent Imperial Roman court, and the crumbling relationship between mother and son.
In 13th century China, Kublai Khan faces a terrifying threat from a demonic sect committing brutal murders that endanger his empire. He seeks the wisdom of the Venetian traveler Marco Polo to help confront this menace.
Paul Doherty's most popular series character returns. It is the Summer of 1311
and Hugh Corbett is about to take up a life of danger again in the eighteenth
novel in his series, DARK SERPENT, the follow up to THE MYSTERIUM. If you love
historical mysteries from Robin Hobb, Susanna Gregory, Michael Jecks, Peter
Tremayne and Bernard Knight you will love this.
A medieval mystery featuring sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan" May, 1381. The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin. Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night all over the city, striking terror into the hearts of those who oppose them. But who is he? When his chancery clerk is found hanged in a notorious Southwark brothel, the ruthless Thibault, John of Gaunt s Master of Secrets, summons Brother Athelstan to investigate. Did Amaury Whitfield really kill himself following a visit from the terrifying Herald of Hell? Athelstan is unconvinced. In the dead man s possession was a manuscript containing a great secret which he had been striving to decipher. If he could only unlock the cipher and interpret the messages being carried to the so-called Herald of Hell, Athelstan would be one step closer to catching the killer. But can he crack the code before the Great Revolt begins?
Brother Athelstan's Canterbury pilgrimage is disrupted by brutal murder in the latest absorbing medieval mystery. Summer, 1381. The Great Revolt has been crushed; the king's peace ruthlessly enforced. Brother Athelstan meanwhile is preparing for a pilgrimage to St Thomas a Becket's shrine in Canterbury to give thanks for the wellbeing of his congregation after the violent rebellion. But preparations are disrupted when Athelstan is summoned to a modest house in Cheapside, scene of a brutal triple murder. One of the victims was the chief clerk of the Secret Chancery of John of Gaunt. Could this be an act of revenge by the Upright Men, those rebels who survived the Great Revolt? At the same time Athelstan is receiving menacing messages from an assassin who calls himself Azrael, the Angel of Death? Who is he - and why is he targeting a harmless friar? Could Athelstan's pilgrimage be leading him into a deadly trap?
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"December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby, a wealthy Cheapside merchant is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King's coroner to investigate. For the late Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone which he was planning to donate to the Abbey of St Fulcher-on-Thames. The bloodstone has disappeared and the Regent, John of Gaunt, who covets the relic for himself, is taking an uncomfortably close interest in the case."--Jacket.
Sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan discovers that past crimes can cause new murder in the latest intriguing medieval mystery June, 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn both Crown and Church. The Regent, John of Gaunt, has headed north, leaving his nephew, the boy-king Richard II, unprotected. Brother Athelstan meanwhile has been summoned to the monastery at Blackfriars, tasked with solving the murder of his fellow priest, Brother Alberic, found stabbed to death in his locked chamber. Athelstan would rather be protecting his parishioners at St Erconwald's. Instead, he finds himself investigating a royal murder that took place fifty-four years earlier whilst the rebel leaders plot the present king's destruction. What does the fate of the king's great-grandfather, Edward II, have to do with the murder of Brother Alberic more than fifty years later? When he finds his own life under threat, Athelstan discovers that exposing past secrets can lead to present danger.
January, 1381. As guests of the Regent, John of Gaunt, Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston have been attending a mystery play performed by the Straw Men, Gaunt's personal acting troupe, in St John's Chapel in the Tower of London when the evening's entertainment is rudely interrupted by sudden, violent death.
The Extraordinary Story of the First Big Bank Raid in History
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During the reign of King Charles II, Colonel Blood famously attempted to steal the crown jewels, but this was not the first plot of its kind. Three centuries earlier, in 1303, Edward I of England was focused on subduing William Wallace while his royal treasures were secured behind iron doors in Westminster Abbey, a revered site inhabited by Benedictine monks. Enter Richard Puddlicott, a charming rogue and former merchant with a vendetta against the king. He cleverly infiltrated the Abbey's inner circle, entertaining the monks with their own silver, and managed to pilfer a significant portion of the treasure. The King's outrage was immense, yet Puddlicott evaded capture for a time, leading the King's men on a wild chase before ultimately being caught and sentenced to death alongside forty monks in Westminster. This thrilling narrative, filled with cunning, deceit, and the colorful lives of monks, pimps, and prostitutes, recounts the first great bank raid in history. Until now, little has been documented about this event, much of the evidence remaining in manuscripts written in Latin or Norman French. Paul Doherty masterfully blends vivid storytelling with historical analysis, revealing the medieval underworld and the complexities of the monastic community, resulting in an enlightening and captivating read.
Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan is summoned to investigate the suspicious deaths of two clerks who work for John of Gaunt's sinister Master of Secrets. If it was murder, how did the killer breach a maze of locked doors without a trace? Athelstan must uncover the truth in this gripping historical mystery set in medieval London.
Set in medieval London, this gripping historical mystery follows Brother Athelstan as he investigates a series of brutal murders linked to the Free Company of the Via Crucis. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of political tension in 1382, with victims who were once part of the notorious group. As Athelstan collaborates with Coroner Cranston, they face a complex web of clues that could determine the fate of the nation. The story promises intricate plotting and rich historical detail, appealing to fans of C.J. Sansom.
In autumn 1379, the power of the British crown is invested in John of Gaunt, and the kingdom is seething with discontent. The French are attacking the southern ports and peasants are planning a revolt organized by a mysterious leader who proclaims himself “IRA DEI,” the anger of God. Meanwhile Gaunt's tenuous plans are plunged into chaos by a series of bloody murders in London. In desperation, Gaunt turns to Sir John Cranston to catch the killer and recover a vanished king’s ransom in gold. Together with his ally Brother Athelstan, Cranston must face threats from the most powerful classes as well as attacks from the seedy underworld—along with a chilling exorcism—in order to bring a subtle murderer to justice.
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.
Scandal, murder and treason... Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang.Winter, 1379. French privateers are attacking the southern coast and threaten London itself, the very heart of the nation.The situation becomes dire when an English flotilla of warships, with the colossal God's Bright Light among them, drops anchor in the Thames; during the first night, the entire watch of the ship disappears without a trace. The series of murderous and strange incidents leads to Sir John and Brother Athelstan being summoned to resolve the mysteries on board the ill-omened warship. Their investigations uncover some shocking truths - and they find themselves in the thick of a bloody battle on the Thames
A brutal murderer, a house of assassins, a devil incarnate...It's the Spring of 1380 and the Regent John of Gaunt needs money and supplies for his war against the French.Unfortunately, the members of parliament at Westminster are proving especially stubborn - and the Regent's cause is not aided when some representatives from the shire of Shrewsbury are foully murdered.John of Gaunt orders Sir John Cranston, along with his trusty ally Brother Athelstan, to find the assassin before he loses every chance of obtaining the taxes he requires, before more innocent people are found dead
The only way to win this murderer's deadly game... is to play along.Summer, 1380. Brutal and sudden death is not uncommon in the foul alleys and streets of London. The corpse of a clerk has been pulled from the Thames. They drowned, but not before receiving a vicious blow to the back of the head.Then Bartholomew Drayton, a usurer and money-lender, is found dead in his strongroom, a crossbow bolt firmly embedded in his chest: a real mystery because the windowless strongroom was locked and barred from the inside. So who killed him? And how? And are the deaths connected?Sir John Cranston comes to survey the scene. When other clerks are murdered, each with a riddle pinned to his corpse, Cranston enlists the help of Brother Athelstan - and together they must pit their wits against a deadly adversary bent on murder and mayhem.Another thrilling historical mystery from a true master of the genre, perfect for fans of S. G. MacLean, S. J. Parris and C. J. Sansom.
Summer, 1379. Sir John Cranston, coroner of the city of London, is trapped into a wager with Signor Gian Galeazzo, Lord of Cremona, when challenged to resolve a certain murder mystery within two weeks. Men have been found dead in the scarlet chamber of one of Cremona's manors. They have no mark upon them; they have neither drunk nor eaten poison; there are no secret passageways or entrances to the room. And they all have an awful expression of terror upon their faces. Realising his reputation and future wealth rest upon the solving of this mystery, Cranston seeks the help of his faithful secretarius, Brother Athelstan.
Murder and mayhem prowl the highways and coffin paths of Medieval England...
The dramatic and gripping twentieth novel in the much-loved Hugh Corbett
series by Paul Doherty. A dark, medieval mystery perfect for readers of C. J.
Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
"A series of grisly deaths are linked to the sacred Stone of Scone in this compelling medieval mystery featuring friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan. This abbey is a strange place, Brother Athelstan. A hall of ghosts, a place of flitting shadows. The dead throng here. I can hear them whispering as they ride the air. During the harsh winter of 1381 murder stalks the streets of London in all its grisly forms. The city's prostitutes are falling prey to a silent, deadly assassin known as The Flayer who carefully peels his victims' skins for his collection. At the same time, Westminster Abbey, which houses the sacred Stone of Scone, is plagued by a series of hideous poisonings. Could there be a connection between these brutally violent deaths and the stone, which the English crown cherishes as a symbol of its rule over Scotland? Then there are the two former Upright Men, leaders of the Great Revolt, who are found mysteriously hanged in the Piebald Tavern, close to Brother Athelstan's parish church of St Erconwald - and Athelstan is faced with his most baffling investigation to date. Can he navigate this deadly maze of murder and intrigue and pull the various threads together?"--Provided by publisher.
In the late autumn of 1380, Brother Athelstan and his parish council are busy preparing for the annual Christmas mystery play when two young whores are found slain at a Southwark tavern. Their deaths are only the beginning of a series of gruesome killings which occur around the parish of St. Erconwald and the Knights of the Golden Falcon, who assemble to celebrate their annual reunion. Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston must resolve not only the various grizzly deaths but also their source: the Great Robbery of the Lombard treasure which occurred in Southwark some 20 years earlier.
After the discovery of three savagely murdered bodies in his parish, Brother Athelstan finds himself involved in the hunt for a dangerous killer. It is clear that two of the victims, a whore and a preacher, surprised an assassin who was then forced to kill them. But who the third victim is, and why someone has gone to so much trouble to kill him, remains a mystery. And can it really have any connection with Sir John Cranston’s attempt to save a women unjustly accused of stabbing a clerk?
February, 1381. Splendid Southwark tavern, The Candle-Flame, is the site of a brutal massacre in which nine people, including John of Gaunt's tax collectors, their military escort and the prostitutes entertaining them, are murdered. The furious Regent orders Brother Athelstan to track down the culprits.
Brother Athelstan is summoned to Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest who has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church. Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church - and steal treasure belonging to the most feared gangleader in London?
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 has appeared, killing townspeople at random. Is one of the Brethren responsible, or have the Templars arrived to wreak revenge? Can Corbett restore Mistleham to peace, and return the treasure to the King, before further blood is shed?
England, 1311. In the dark of the North the devil lies in wait... The gripping
nineteenth novel in the ever-popular Hugh Corbett series by Paul Doherty. A
dramatic medieval mystery not to be missed by readers of C. J. Sansom, E. M.
Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
London, 1382. The Crown's treasury, the most secure chamber in the kingdom,
has been robbed, and the five guards brutally killed. Brother Athelstan is set
to investigate, but he has problems of his own. A body is found in the nave of
his parish church, identified as a craftsman who fashioned the complex locks
to the royal treasure chamber . . .
It is 1301 and a fragile peace exists between Edward of England and Philip IV of France. In the fetid alleys and slums of London and Paris it is a different matter. Here the secret agents of both countries still fight their own, silent, deadly battles. The Prince of Wales wallows in luxury under the sinister influence of his favourite, Gaveston, who has secret political ambitions to dominate the young prince and the English crown. These scandals are threatened with exposure when Lady Belmont, the prince's former mistress, is found dead, her neck broken, at the foot of a nunnery's steps. Was it suicide? An accident? Or malicious murder? Edward turns to his master spy, Hugh Corbett, to solve the mystery. In doing so, Corbett must face the deadly rivalry of his French counterpart, the murderous rage of Gaveston and the silent threats of assassins. He must also contend with the lies and silken deceits of his own master.
In December 1377 a great frost has the city in its icy grip; even the Thames is frozen from bank to bank. Murder, revenge and treachery also make their presence felt. The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Whitton, is found murdered in a cold bleak chamber in the North Bastion. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers - so how did the assassins slip across a frozen moat and climb the sheer wall to commit such a dreadful crime? Athelstan and Sir John Cranston, the wine-loving coroner of the city of London, are appointed to investigate these mysteries. They soon discover Sir Ralph's murder is only the first in a series of macabre killings which have their roots in a terrible act of betrayal committed many years previously.
The shadows around the English Crown grow ever darker in the twenty-first
instalment of the much-loved Hugh Corbett series by Paul Doherty. An
enthralling medieval mystery not to be missed by fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M.
Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
Matthias Fitzosbert is the illegitimate son of the parish priest of the village of Sutton Courteny. Despite the recent spate of murders, each day he braves the dark woods to visit his friend, a mysterious hermit who shows him many strange and beautiful things. Though enthralled, the boy is always puzzled by his lessons with the hermit - never more so than the night the villagers hunt the hermit down, and burn him, believing him to be responsible for the many deaths. THE ROSE DEMON explores Matthias's unique relationship with a spirit he strives to placate but ultimately flees from. His story is played out against the vivid panorama of medieval life: the fall and sack of Constantinople; the turbulent Wars of the Roses; the terror of witchcraft; the battlefields of Spain and finally the lush jungles of the Caribbean where the Rose Demon and Matthias have one final, dramatic confrontation.
February, 1381. A ruthless killer is known as the Ignifer - Fire Bringer - is rampaging through London, bringing agonizing death and destruction in his wake. He appears to be targeting all those involved in the recent trial and conviction of the beautiful Lady Isolda Beaumont, burned at the stake for the murder of her husband. As the late Sir Walter Beaumont was a close friend of the Regent, John of Gaunt orders Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan to investigate.
Set in the medieval period, this gripping mystery by Paul Doherty is crafted to captivate readers who enjoy the works of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell, and Bernard Cornwell. It promises a blend of historical intrigue and compelling narrative that will keep fans of the genre engaged.
In the fourth thrilling novel in the series, medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett must
discover how a man can be murdered in full view of the king and most of the
notables of England
Set in a snow-beseiged castle where secret knowledge is the prize and human
life the price to be paid, THE MAGICIAN'S DEATH is the fourteenth in the
stunning Hugh Corbett series
When Margaret Beaufort is invited to George Neville's beautiful home 'The Moor' to investigate some gruesome murders she knows dark forces are at play. She suspects there is a link to the fateful battle of Barnet and the murderer who seems relentless in his thirst for blood. She must tread carefully in this dangerous game of kings!
1286 and on a storm-ridden night King Alexander III of Scotland is riding across the Firth of Forth to meet his beautiful French bride Yolande. He never reaches his final destination as his horse mysteriously slips, sending them both crashing to their death on cruel rocks. The Scottish throne is left vacant of any real heir and immediately the great European princes and the powerful nobles of Alexander's kingdom start fighting for the glittering prize. The Chancellor of England, Burnell, ever mindful of the interest his king, Edward I, has in Scotland, sends his faithful clerk, Hugh Corbett, to report on the chaotic situation at the Scottish court. Concerned that a connection exists between the king's death and those now desirous of taking the Scottish throne, Corbett is drawn into a maelstrom of intrigue, conspiracy and danger.
