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The sixth in a series of medieval mysteries by the author of The Bartholomew Fair Murders, this story places the Chelmsford clothier Matthew Stock and his canny wife, Joan, in the midst of a rather plodding bit of mayhem. At the express wish of Queen Elizabeth, the pair investigate the questionable drowning of the lord of Thorncombe Castle. Sir John Challoner had just returned home from warring with the Irish when he was found sitting bolt uprightbut "drowned dead"in a small boat at the edge of the man-made lake on his grounds. His irascible housekeeper Moll Fludd and her weak-willed husband Cuth are willing to lay his death and the subsequent murders of two Irish servants at the feet of the Black Keep ghost, but the Stocks are reluctant to credit this handy fiction. When rumors surface of a treasure stolen and hidden by Sir John, Matthew believes they are getting closer to the truth, but it's Joan who supplies the last puzzle piece that points to a worldly killer. Colorful Elizabethan phrases and period detail pepper the novel, but they can't entirely compensate for writing that seems more stilted and coy than stately.
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In their last adventure, constable Matthew Stock and wife Joan saved Queen Elizabeth's life. Now, Elizabeth asks them to investigate the death of an uncle to one of her Maids of Honor. Arriving at Thorncombe Castle as "steward" and "housekeeper," the two encounter a blackish tarn, gory corpses, and hidden "treasure" before exposing the murderer. Tourney imaginatively creates historicial fiction at its best: he firmly grounds his work in the period through captivating protagonists, fascinating glimpses of historical personages, and revelatory descriptions of everyday life and custom. Engrossing. REK
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- PublisherSt Martins Pr
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0312017995
- ISBN 13 9780312017996
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages250
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