P. C. Doherty
Author
Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The last days of Henry VIII's reign were taut with tension as the Council factions, ruthless and power-hungry, manoeuvred and fought. Not to mention the tension within the despot himself, his fears and phobias, the obsession he'd developed with the sexually-dominating Howard women. 'The Last Of Days' chronicles the fascinating disintegration of this King, the murderous schemes that encircled him, and the emergence of the ruthless, blood-smattered...
4) Bloodstone
Author
Publisher
Creme de la Crime
Language
English
Description
December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby, a wealthy Cheapside merchant, is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King's coroner, Sir John Cranston, to investigate.
Author
Series
The Brother Athelstan mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Creme de la Crime
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
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. When 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, their military escort and the prostitutes entertaining them, are brutally murdered,...
Author
Publisher
Creme de la Crime Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
February, 1381. A ruthless killer known as the Ignifer - Fire Bringer - is rampaging through London, bringing agonizing 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, John of Gaunt orders Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan...
13) The godless
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Publisher
Clipper Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
November, 1381. London has been rocked by a series of bizarre and brutal murders. The corpses of a number of prostitutes have been discovered, their throats slit, their bodies stripped; in each case, a blood-red wig has been placed on their heads. At the same time, a mysterious explosion rips through a royal war cog bound for Calais, killing all on board. Could there be a connection? Summoned to assist in the investigations by Sir John Cranston, Brother...