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Sarah Hawkswood
Full Series List in Order
A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation
1 - The Lord Bishop's Clerk (Feb-2015)2 - Ordeal by Fire (Feb-2017)
Book List in Order: 13 titles
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The Lord Bishop's Clerk
- Feb-2015
- / Historical Mystery
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The first in a new series of 12th-century murder mysteries, perfect for fans of Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael series
June 1143: the Lord Bishop of Winchester's Clerk is bludgeoned to death in Pershore Abbey, and laid before the altar...
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Servant of Death
- Dec-2016
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The first Bradecote & Catchpoll medieaval mysteryJune, 1143. The much-feared and hated Eudo - the Lord Bishop of Winchester's clerk - is bludgeoned to death in Pershore Abbey and laid before the altar like a penitent. A despicable man he may have...
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Ordeal by Fire
- Feb-2017
- / General Fiction
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An arsonist proves to be a tough adversary for Worcester's sleuthsSeptember 1143. Serjeant Catchpoll hopes a fire at a Worcester silversmith's is just an accident, but when a charred corpse is discovered following a second fire, he has no choice but ...
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Marked to Die
- Aug-2017
- / Historical Mystery
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October 1143. A mysterious archer who kills cleanly and ''dissolves'' into the forest, a missing train of pack mules on the salt road from Wich, and a lord in the wrong place at the wrong time, mean a crime the lord Sheriff of Worcestershire cannot i...
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Hostage to Fortune
- Aug-2019
- / Historical Mystery
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Bradecote and Catchpoll face a frantic race against time in an unforgiving winter landscapeJanuary 1144. Hugh Bradecote does not want his betrothed travelling on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St Edgyth at Polesworth, but the Archbishop of Canterbury'...
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Vale of Tears
- Sep-2019
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April 1144. A body is found floating in Fladbury mill leat, a man in green who has been stabbed but not robbed. The lord sheriff''s trio discover him to be an Evesham horse dealer, who has a beautiful young wife who ''strays''. Did the wife or one of...
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Faithful Unto Death
- Oct-2019
- / Historical Mystery
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Bradecote and Catchpoll discover that sometimes the difference between the law and justice is a great one.June, 1144. The naked corpse of an unknown man is discovered near Worcester, while the Prince of Powys's messenger has gone missing. Making the ...
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River of Sins
- Nov-2020
- / Historical Mystery
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The brutal murder of a woman with a past is a thorny investigation for Bradecote and CatchpollJuly, 1144. The body of a woman is found butchered on an island a few miles upriver from Worcester – how did she get there, who killed her, and why...
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Blood Runs Thicker
- Mar-2021
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When an irascible lord is found murdered, undersheriff Bradecote and serjeant Catchpoll are summoned to investigate.August 1144. Osbern de Lench is known far and wide as a hard master, whose temper is perpetually frayed. After his daily ride to surve...
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Wolf at the Door
- Aug-2021
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The vicious death of a man at the teeth of a wild animal does not add up for Bradecote and Catchpoll.All Hallows' Eve, 1144. The savaged body of Durand Wuduweard, the solitary and unpopular keeper of the King's Forest of Feckenham, is discovered besi...
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A Taste for Killing
- May-2022
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Whose was the hand that poisoned Godfrey Bowyer? Bradecote and Catchpoll are on the trail of the killer.Worcester, January 1145. Poison strikes down bow maker Godfrey Bowyer and his wife Blanche after their evening meal. While she survives, he dies a...
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Too Good to Hang
- May-2023
- / Historical Mystery
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'A new Bradecote and Catchpoll (and Wakelin) medieval mystery is always a true delight, and Too Good To Hang is a fabulous addition to the series ... An absolute joy.' - M. J. PORTERApril, 1145. Thorgar the Ploughman is found by the bloodied body of ...
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Litany of Lies
- May-2024
- / Historical Mystery
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Midsummer, 1145. Walter, the steward of Evesham Abbey, is found dead at the bottom of a well pit. The Abbot, whose relationship with the lord Sheriff of Worcestershire is strained at best, dislikes needing to call in help. However, as the death appea...