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A Shrine of Murders

by Paul Doherty Book 1 in the Kathryn Swinbrooke Mysteries series.

First published 1993

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In fifteenth-century Canterbury, physician Kathryn Swinbrooke is asked to help investigate a series of killings whose pattern suggests that the murderer may possess medical knowledge. The suspicion places respected practitioners under scrutiny and forces Kathryn to work within a professional world whose members are not accustomed to being questioned by one of their own.

She is assisted by her outspoken servant Thomasina and by Colum Murtagh, an Irish mercenary whose methods differ sharply from Kathryn’s careful reasoning. The case develops against the religious and civic life of Yorkist England, where shrines, guilds and professional rivalries provide both clues and opportunities for concealment.

Historical Periods

Yorkist England1461–1485 CE

Genres

Crime & Mystery Social & Domestic Fiction

Historical people

Elizabeth Woodville1437–1492

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