The Mansions of Murder - (Brother Athelstan Medieval Mystery) by Paul Doherty (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Brother Athelstan is summoned to Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest who has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church. Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church - and steal treasure belonging to the most feared gangleader in London?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>A murdered priest, a missing body, stolen treasure: Brother Athelstan tackles his most challenging investigation to date.</i></b> <p/> <i>October, 1381.</i> Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St Benet's in Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest. Parson Reynaud has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church. Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church? Who would spirit away a corpse the night before the funeral - and who would be brave enough to steal treasure belonging to the most feared gangleader in London? <p/> Meanwhile, the death of one of Athelstan's parishioners reveals a shocking secret. Could there be a connection to the murdered priest of St Benet's? <p/> Athelstan's investigations will lure him into the dark and dangerous world of the gangmaster known as The Flesher, whose influence has a frighteningly long reach ...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A clever mystery neatly woven into a historically accurate rendering of life in a truly hellish London-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>Doherty enhances the whodunit plot with the violent politics of the time-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><br>Doherty keeps readers guessing and the pages turning with yet another intricately plotted whodunit steeped in history-- "Booklist"<br>
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