1383, Vengeance comes calling!

The Meadows of Murder (Brother Athelstan Mystery #24) by Paul Doherty   

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Once again Brother Athelstan, Dominican friar annd parish priest of St Erconwald’s, and Sir John Cranston, Lord High Coroner of London, are embroiled in a situation that reaches into the highest levels of power and politics in the land. 

Joan, Queen Mother, widow of the Black Prince, mother to King Richard, and John of Gaunt are involved

The death by stabbing of an avaricious and merciless money lender is a prelude to even more deaths of the powerful leaders of the London guilds. Who is targeting certain guild leads and why?

Father Athelstan is embroiled when the killer, William the Weaver seeks sanctuary in St Erconwald’s. William later dies in the church in mysterious circumstances.

Athelstan and Cranbourne’s attention turns to St Osyth’s Priory. A religious house with a deep harbor that John of Gaunt’s cogs from Castile can sail into.

Matters have taken a grim turn in the priory, the Abbess, Isabella Beaumont has disappeared, her replacement has left, and eight nuns have succumbed to a reoccurrence of plague.

At series no. 24, Athelstan never loses my fascination.

A complex mystery that our Brother works his way logically and sympathetically through to its conclusion.

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Many thanks to the author and publisher.