Corpse Candle

Paul Doherty

ISBN 10: 0747264678 / ISBN 13: 9780747264675

Published by Headline Paperbacks, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Corpse Candle
• Publisher: Headline Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747264678
• ISBN 13: 9780747264675
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1776780311.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46309764
• Signed: 4/21/2026 2:05:11 PM
• Seller catalogs:
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  • 9780747264675

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Synopsis

The brothers of the abbey of St Martin's-in-the-Marsh pay little heed to the tales of robber baron Sir Geoffrey Mandeville's ghost galloping through the Lincolnshire fens with a retinue of ghastly horseman. They may hear the shrill blast of a hunting horn, or see the corpse candles glowing in the dark, but their comfortable life is protected by a high wall and their powerful abbot. Until Abbot Stephen, a friend of the King, is found dead and Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the King's Seal, arrives to investigate.

About the Author

Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.