Edmund Harkins has gone missing. Few would confess to liking the man - a wife-beater and distinctly unsavoury character - so when some hungry pigs disinter his corpse in a shallow grave,there is hardly an outpouring of grief. However,this intensifies the problem Sir Hugh faces: as bailiff of Bampton it is his duty to discover who has slain Edmund. But if he does,he will earn the enmity of villagers who are pleased the scoundrel is dead,and who knows what repercussions might followTo further complicate Hugh's life,the Bishop of Exeter has sent a new vicar to Bampton,his nephew,who behaves in an obnoxious manner to Lady Katherine's maid,and seems obsessed with discovering any heretical views Hugh might hold. The vicar also,it transpires,is contributing to the unhealthy atmosphere of suppression and suspicion that has come to pervade the village . . .
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Publisher: SPCK PublishingISBN: 9781782643548Number of pages: 240Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Once again,Mel Starr has created a wondrous portal to fourteenth-century England. His newest book is a welcome addition to the long-running series. A joy to read.Time-travel from the safety of your armchair - with a murderous twist. Mel Starr's eagerly awaited new Hugh de Singleton medieval mystery doesn't disappoint his fans. Join everyone's favourite physician-cum-bailiff as he endeavours to solve more dire fourteenth-century crimes.Another exciting page-turner by Mel Starr. He beautifully depicts the counds,sights and smells,as well as the emotions,of the medieval world in this welcome addition to his long-running series.
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