The House of the Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan)
by:
Paul Doherty (author)
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? And why was Sir Ralph so terrified by a message he received a few days before his death?
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? And why was Sir Ralph so terrified by a message he received a few days before his death?
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780747238478 (0747238472)
ASIN: 0747238472
Publish date: 1992-09-03
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
It's amazing how many books you can read in 8 hours on a train... A detective double act set in the early middle ages. John Cranston is the City of London's coroner, while Brother Athelstan is a priest with a troubled mind who just wants to do what's best. They are instructed to investigate the murd...