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Murder’s Snare

by Paul Doherty

Book 23 in the Brother Athelstan Mysteries series.

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Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan is caught in a politically charged race against time! He must uncover the truth behind numerous gruesome murders in this tense historical mystery set in medieval London.Normandy, 1358: The Free Company of the ‘Via Crucis – the Way of the Cross’ sweeps into the peaceful village of Avranches, like the riders from the Apocalypse, leaving nothing but death and hellish destruction in their wake.London, 1382: Brother Athelstan is summoned to unpick the ugly truth behind a number of killings afflicting the great city.

Some carried out like clean, efficient assassinations, all bearing the message ' Justitia Fiat – let there be justice', others inflicting torture and humiliation upon the bodies. SANSOM

Historical periods

Hundred Years’ War in France Reign of Richard II

Genres

Crime & Mystery

Historical people

John of Gaunt1340–1399

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