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First in the medieval whodunnit series set in Bampton, Oxfordshire, during the plague years and featuring a newly qualified surgeon

Hugh of Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, has been educated as a clerk, usually a prelude to taking holy orders. However, feeling no certain calling despite a lively faith, he turns to the profession of surgeon, training in Paris and then hanging out his sign in Oxford.

A local lord asks him to track the killer of a young woman whose bones have been found in the castle cesspit. She is identified as the impetuous missing daughter of a local blacksmith, and her young man, whom she had provoked very publicly, is in due course arrested and sentenced at the Oxford assizes.

From there the tale unfolds, with graphic medical procedures, droll medieval wit, misdirection, ambition, romantic distractions, and a consistent underlying Christian compassion.

©2008 Mel Starr (P)2019 by Blackstone Publishing Christian Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Medieval Mystery Middle Ages
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Surgeon turned Bailiff hunts killers. Rattled along decently and was a good solid plot. The main character didn’t grab me but but might grow on me in later books.

Enjoyable

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I love a mediaeval/Tudor mystery and having worked my way through every Shardlake, Cadfael and Matthew Bartholomew I am pleased to find these. Stephen Crossley is a fine narrator and I thoroughly enjoyed this novel.

Promising New Series

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loved it and a
great storyline
easy listening too
looking forward to book number 2

unquiet bones

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Loved this - I had just finished the Shardlake series and needed more of Steven Crossley’s wonderful story telling narration. I was not disappointed! Steven really brings a well crafted story to life. I was delighted to find that there are quite few more to read/listen to. I just need to find out what order to read them in and I’m sorted for audiobooks for the next wee while!

Excellent! Shardlake lite - Steven Crossley - what’s not to like!

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I've read all the shardlake books, and this is a good follow up. I enjoyed the story but had trouble listening to it online, hence I didn't give it full marks.

If you like Shardlake, you'll like this

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