By Murder's Bright Light

Paul Doherty, Paul Harding

ISBN 10: 0747244618 / ISBN 13: 9780747244615

Published by Headline Book Publishing October 1994, 1994

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Seller Inventory # 5498

Bibliographic Details

• Title: By Murder's Bright Light
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing October 1994
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747244618
• ISBN 13: 9780747244615
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Historical Mystery

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Synopsis

It is the winter of 1379 and a sea of trouble is besetting England as French privateers continue to attack the southern coast on a path to threaten London itself. In response an English flotilla of warships, with God’s Bright Light in its number, has dropped anchor in the Thames. When the sun rises on the flotilla’s first morning, the first mate and two of the crew of God’s Bright Light have disappeared without a trace. Sir John Cranston—the wine-loving Coroner of the City—and his clerk Brother Athelstan are summoned to resolve the mysteries on board the ill-omened warship. In particular, they must search out the truth behind the death of Sir Henry Ospring, who after visiting the ship’s captain was later viciously stabbed to death in a tavern chamber. As Cranston and Brother Athelstan investigate, they find themselves in the thick of a bloody battle as scandal, treason, and murder rule the day.

About the Author

Paul Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including the Ancient Egypt Trilogy, the Ancient Roman Mysteries series, and The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series.