Murder At Beaulieu Abbey

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448305131

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Murder at Beaulieu Abbey by Cassandra Clark Pdf

Death and danger await intrepid nun Hildegard of Meaux when she undertakes a secret mission for the good of her Order, in this eleventh action-packed installment of the medieval mystery series. February, 1390. The Church seethes with rebellion. Newly elected Pope Boniface faces a challenger: the anti-pope Clement, who sows discord from his power base in France. The quarrel threatens the very survival of the Cistercian Order. So when suspicions grow that distant Beaulieu Abbey may turn traitor, Hildegard's prioress summons her with a mission she can't refuse: travel to the isolated royal abbey and spy out their true allegiance. The public reason for Hildegard's trip is more prosaic. A young Cornish heiress, promised in marriage to the son of local aristocrat Sir William, needs escorting to her new home. It's not often Hildegard joins a betrothal party, and she's looking forward to meeting the girl. But little does Hildegard know, death and danger wait at Beaulieu - and even the protection of her travelling companions, the monks militant Brother Gregory and Brother Egbert, may not be enough to keep her safe from harm . . . This action-packed, page-turning medieval mystery is a great choice for fans of holy sleuths like Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma and Paul Doherty's Brother Athelstan.

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448302369

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Murder at Whitby Abbey by Cassandra Clark Pdf

Despatched to Whitby Abbey to barter for a Holy Relic, Hildegard of Meaux is plunged into a baffling murder investigation in this gripping medieval mystery. Late December, 1389. Ordered to undertake a gruelling three-day journey to bleak Whitby Abbey in the far north of England in a bid to purchase the Abbey’s priceless Holy Relic – a lock of St Hild’s hair, said to be 700 years old – Hildegard of Meaux and her three companion monks arrive to find the Abbey a decidedly unwelcoming place, a place of strange customs and practices very different to their modest lifestyle at Meaux. Nor, as Hildegard discovers, is she the only visitor intent on acquiring the Relic. Before the bidding war can begin, a body is discovered in the monastery’s apple store shed, and once again Hildegard is plunged into a baffling murder investigation where nothing is as it first appears. Something is rotten in the heart of Whitby Abbey – and it’s up to Hildegard to discover the truth.

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1448306701

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Dark Waters Rising by Cassandra Clark Pdf

June, 1394. When a body is discovered near Swyne Priory, nun sleuth Hildegard of Meaux is plunged into a dark and dangerous puzzle where nothing is as it seems. All she knows for certain is that a storm is coming, threatening to cut the priory off from the outside world and trap them with a killer . . .

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429964555

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Hangman Blind by Cassandra Clark Pdf

In November 1382, the month of the dead, Abbess Hildegard rides out for York from the Abbey of Meaux. This is no ordinary journey—it is a time of rival popes, a boy king, and a shaky peace in the savage aftermath of Wat Tyler's murder—and Hildegard has embarked on a perilous mission to try to secure the future of her priory. Traveling alone, she discovers danger, encountering first a gibbet with five bloodied corpses and then the body of a youth, brutally butchered. Who was the boy, how was he connected to the men hanging from the gibbet, and what do these gruesome deaths mean? Hildegard is determined to uncover the truth, no matter how terrible it may be. When even her childhood home, Castle Hutton, turns out not to be a safe haven from murder, Hildegard realizes she will have to summon all of her courage and wisdom to counter the dark forces that threaten her friends and family as well as her country.

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448306695

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Dark Waters Rising by Cassandra Clark Pdf

A storm is coming . . . Can nun sleuth Hildegard solve the murder of a lay sister before the rising flood waters trap her with a cunning killer? Autumn, 1394. All is not well at Swyne Priory. Dissension has arisen amongst the nuns. The new novices whisper in corners, spreading malicious rumours and sharing dark secrets. The Prioress gives Hildegard an order: search out the cause of this unrest, and put a stop to it. But before Hildegard can investigate, she's forced to deal with a new problem: the arrival of a mysterious stranger in the middle of the night, claiming his life is in danger. Hildegard isn't sure whether to believe him, but when a body is discovered near the priory, she's soon plunged into a dark and dangerous puzzle where nothing is as it seems. All she knows for certain is that a storm is coming, threatening to cut the priory off from the outside world and trap them with a killer . . . Medieval mystery at its finest - and a great pick for readers who love sleuthing monks and nuns like Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma, Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael and Cora Harrison's Reverend Mother.

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448305605

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The Day of the Serpent by Cassandra Clark Pdf

The murder of a loyal king’s man threatens the self-crowned King Henry’s new regime in this second gripping medieval mystery featuring friar, sleuth and reluctant spy Brother Chandler. January, 1400. The bowman strikes at night, slaying one of King Henry’s loyal garrison men before melting back into the darkness. Was the murder the result of a personal quarrel? Or is it, as Henry’s stepbrother, Swynford, fears, the start of an uprising against England’s self-crowned king? Swynford orders Brother Chandler to investigate, before the spark of rebellion can set the whole country alight. Friar, reluctant sleuth, and even more reluctant spy, Brother Chandler is a man with dark secrets and divided loyalties. To the murdered King Richard. To his paymaster, the usurper King Henry. And to beautiful, naïve Mattie, a maid in the household of heretical poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who holds dangerous secrets of her own. Trusted by no one, Chandler must walk a tightrope of secrets and lies if he is to uncover the truth about the murder, while ensuring he – and the few people he cares about – stay alive. Combining rich historical detail with deep characterisations and enthralling mystery, this medieval puzzler is a perfect choice for fans of sleuthing monks and nuns like Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael and Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma.

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448306718

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The Night of the Wolf by Cassandra Clark Pdf

The ruthless reign of Henry IV and the clerical tyranny of Archbishop Arundel keep Brother Chandler and his friends under constant threat in this gripping medieval mystery featuring friar-sleuth Rodric Chandler. "Clark’s use of period detail is unparalleled, and the plot remains taut and brisk til the end" Publishers Weekly Starred Review Chester, 1400. Riding for his life, with a copy of Chaucer's heretical Canterbury Tales in his possession, friar-sleuth Brother Chandler is ambushed on the road and wakes up in a stranger's house. Is his 'rescuer', wool merchant John Willoughby, friend . . . or foe? Willoughby declares that he, like Chandler, has renounced the self-crowned King Henry IV and will help Chandler get his dangerous belongings to safety. He seems trustworthy, but Chandler knows that if he's caught by the King's merciless censors together with the Tales, he'll be burned at the stake. But then Willoughby's young wife perishes in a terrible accident at their house - or so it seems . . . Willoughby asks Chandler to help investigate if it was indeed an accident or if someone had a hidden agenda. All Chandler wants to do is find safe haven for Chaucer's Tales and return to London, but he accepts the case. Little does he know that it will lead to secrets being uncovered which will put not only Chandler but also those around him in unimaginable peril. The Night of the Wolf is the third book in the Brother Chandler mystery series, following The Hour of the Fox and The Day of the Serpent. A great read for history lovers who enjoy puzzling murder mysteries with twists!

Author : James MACKINTOSH (Right Hon. Sir.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026577057

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The History of England by ... Sir J. Mackintosh. 3 Vol. Continued by W. Wallace and R. Bell. Vol. 4-10 by James MACKINTOSH (Right Hon. Sir.) Pdf

Author : Sir James Mackintosh,Robert James Mackintosh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UGA:32108009059539

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The History of England by Sir James Mackintosh,Robert James Mackintosh Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : MINN:31951002272619M

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Rerum Britannicarum Medii Ævi Scriptores, Or, Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NYPL:33433075860035

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Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores by Anonim Pdf

Author : K E Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1781484651

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The Beaulieu Vanishing by K E Martin Pdf

May, 1473: Two years after his victory at the Battle of Barnet, Edward IV's enemies are stepping up their attempts to bring about his downfall. Into this uneasy climate the King's loyal brother, Richard of Gloucester, despatches Francis Cranley and Sir James Tyrell to Beaulieu Abbey where his mother-in-law, the Countess of Warwick, has been in sanctuary since her husband's death at Barnet. Tasked with bringing the Countess to Middleham, they encounter difficulties when the Countess's young attendant disappears. As he sets out to find her, Cranley uncovers subterfuge, murder and a conspiracy with the potential to unleash mayhem across the land.

Author : Frances Evesham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
ISBN : 1800480490

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Murder at the Abbey by Frances Evesham Pdf

An unsolved murder echoes down the corridors of Cleeve Abbey for years. The Exham-on-Sea's History Society's annual summer picnic comes to an abrupt end when human bones are discovered in Washford River, beside historic Cleeve Abbey. Thrilled to find evidence of a possible centuries-old murder mystery, the members of the society organise a ghost-hunting night in the ruins of Cleeve Abbey, despite amateur sleuth Libby Forest's reservations. Libby is a woman of many talents, a baker, chocolatier, even a reluctant sleuth, but she's no fan of the supernatural and her doubts are justified when a friend is attacked under cover of darkness at the ghost-hunt. Distressed and angry, Libby sets out with her new husband Max and their two dogs Bear and Shipley to uncover the connection between the murder of a sixteenth century monk and a present-day attack in picturesque Somerset. With friends and neighbours as suspects, Libby and Max close in on the culprit only to find that others are still in danger. There's no time to lose as the sins of the past threaten lives in the community.--Taken from dust jacket.

Author : Henry Ellis
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382306977

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Chronica by Henry Ellis Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Cassandra Clark
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448304110

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The Hour of the Fox by Cassandra Clark Pdf

Introducing reluctant spy and friar-sleuth Brother Rodric Chandler in the first of a brand-new medieval mystery series. London. July, 1399. As rumours spread that his ambitious cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, has returned from exile in France, King Richard's grip on the English throne grows ever more precarious. Meanwhile, the body of a young woman is discovered at Dowgate sluice. When it's established that the dead woman was a novice from nearby Barking Abbey, the coroner calls in his friend, Brother Chandler, to investigate. Who would cut the throat of a young nun and throw her remains in the river? And what was she doing outside the confines of the priory in the first place? Secretly acting as a spy for Henry Bolingbroke, Chandler is torn by conflicting loyalties and agonising self-doubt. As the king's cousin marches towards Wales and England teeters on the brink of civil war, Chandler's investigations will draw him into affairs of state – and endanger not only himself but all those around him.