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...
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...
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 ...
A master archer is Bradecote and Catchpoll's targetOctober 1143. His task dispatched, a mysterious archer melts back into the forest, leaving the gang to steal the salt and hide the arrow-pierced corpses. The lord Sheriff of Worcestershire cannot ign...
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'...
A fast-paced and suspenseful medieaval mysteryApril, 1144. A body is found floating by Fladbury mill, a man who has been stabbed but not robbed. Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and their young apprentice Walkelin discover him to be a ...
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 ...
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? Uncover...
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...
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...
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 di...
'A new Bradecote and Catchpoll (and Walkelin) 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...
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...