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A brutal murderer, a house of assassins, a devil incarnate...
It's the Spring of 1380 and the Regent John of Gaunt needs money and supplies for his war against the French.
Unfortunately, the members of parliament at Westminster are proving especially stubborn - and the Regent's cause is not aided when some representatives from the shire of Shrewsbury are foully murdered.
John of Gaunt orders Sir John Cranston, along with his trusty ally Brother...
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A terrible power struggle threatens the very core of Britain...
In 1376, the Black Prince dies of a terrible sickness, closely followed by his father, King Edward III. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy, and the great nobles gather like hungry wolves round the empty throne.
Soon the prelates of the church and the powerful Merchant Princes of London are drawn in. One of these, Sir Thomas Springall, is foully murdered within a...
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An impossible mystery must be solved, and he is running out of time.
Men have been found dead in the scarlet chamber of an Italian manor. They have no marks upon them, they have not ingested poison, there are no secret passageways in to the room. And they all have awful expressions of terror upon their faces.
London, 1379. Sir John Cranston is invited to a banquet at the Regent's palace on the Thames. There he is tapped into a wager with Signor Gian...
4) Candle Flame
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Once again Athelstan must enter the murky world of murder, where nothing is as it seems.
February, 1381. London lies frozen in the grip of one of the bitterest winters on record. The ever-rising taxes demanded by the Regent, John of Gaunt, are causing increasing resentment among the city's poor.
The seething unrest boils over into a bloody massacre at a splendid Southwark tavern, The Candle Flame, in which nine people, including Gaunt's tax collectors,...
5) Bloodstone
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A strange and ominous artifact could hold the key to everything...
December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King's coroner to investigate.
Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone, which has now disappeared. Did Sir Robert die of natural causes or was he murdered?
Athelstan is sceptical of rumours of a curse hanging over Sir Robert, but...
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The only way to win this murderer's deadly game... is to play along.
Summer, 1380. Brutal and sudden death is not uncommon in the foul alleys and streets of London. The corpse of a clerk has been pulled from the Thames. They drowned, but not before receiving a vicious blow to the back of the head.
Then Bartholomew Drayton, a usurer and money-lender, is found dead in his strong room, a crossbow bolt firmly embedded in his chest: a real mystery because...
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Scandal, murder and treason... Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang.
Winter, 1379. French privateers are attacking the southern coast and threaten London itself, the very heart of the nation.
The situation becomes dire when an English flotilla of warships, with the colossal God's Bright Light among them, drops anchor in the Thames; during the first night, the entire watch of the ship disappears without a trace.
The series of murderous and...
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In a city seething with discontent, an ancient grudge is about to be settled.
December, 1377. As London prepares for Christmas, a great frost has the city in its icy grip; even the Thames is frozen from bank to bank.
The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Whitton, is found murdered in a cold bleak chamber. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers. So how did the assassin get in?
Brother Athelstan and Sir...
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
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[2020]
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English
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The kingdom teeters on a knife edge, and one man would throw it into chaos...
Autumn, 1379. The power of the crown is invested in John of Gaunt, and the kingdom is seething with discontent. The French are attacking the southern ports and the peasants are planning a revolt organised by a mysterious leader who proclaims himself as 'IRA DEI', the anger of God.
When Gaunt's plans to win over the merchant princes of London are plunged into chaos by a...
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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A set of horrific killings hints at the answer behind a legendary crime ... Autumn, 1380. Brother Athelstan is very busy. He and his parish council are preparing for the annual Christmas mystery play when a series of brutal murders occur at a Southwark tavern. Two young whores are found slain but their deaths are only the beginning of a series of gruesome killings which occur around the parish of St Erconwald's. He resolves to solve not only these...
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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A murder close to home leaves Athelstan with his most dangerous case yet...
After the discovery of three savagely murdered bodies in his parish, Brother Athelstan finds himself involved in the hunt for a dangerous killer.
It is clear that two of the victims, a prostitute and a preacher, surprised an assassin who was then forced to kill them.
But who the third victim is, and why someone has gone to so much trouble to kill him, remains a mystery.
And...
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Deadly secrets dwell behind closed doors...
In the summer of 1380 a French captain is murdered in Hawkmere Manor — a lonely, gloomy dwelling place, otherwise known as the 'Devil's Domain'.
The house is used by Regent John of Gaunt to house French prisoners, captured during the bloody battles waged between the French and the English on the Narrow Seas.
Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan are summoned to investigate the mysterious death but...
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Solve the case, or risk London being engulfed in the flames... February, 1381. A ruthless killer known as the Ignifer - Fire Bringer - is rampaging through London, bringing agonising death and destruction in his wake. He appears to be targeting all those involved in the recent trial and conviction of the beautiful Lady Isolda Beaumont , burned at the stake for the murder of her husband. As the late Sir Walter Beaumont was a close friend of the Regent,...
14) The Straw Men
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Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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All the depravity and evil of man is found upon the stage.
January, 1381. Guests of the Regent, John of Gaunt, Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston have been attending a mystery play performed by the Straw Men, Gaunt's personal acting troupe.
The evening's entertainment, however, is suddenly and brutally interrupted by the violent deaths of two of Gaunt's guests, their severed heads left on stage.
The Regent orders Athelstan to find out who committed...
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