The Hangman's Hymn: The Carpenter's Tale of Mystery and Murder as he goes on a Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury - Hardcover

Doherty, P. C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312300905 ISBN 13: 9780312300906

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2004

Synopsis

Having witnessed a murder with possible supernatural ties when he was an apprentice, the Carpenter works to solve an intricate mystery involving a purported witch coven leader who would avenge the deaths of her sisters. By the author of Corpse Candle and Slayers of Seth.

About this title

About the Author:

P.C. Doherty is the author of several acclaimed mystery series including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery and murder. He lives in England.

From Publishers Weekly:

Prolific British author Doherty, whose historicals have ranged as far back in time as ancient Egypt and the age of Alexander the Great, offers an entertaining medieval mystery, the fifth in a series (An Ancient Evil, etc.) in which Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrims, in the dark of night, trade ghost stories. Three hangings prompt the carpenter to tell a frightening tale of murder, corruption and witchcraft. The carpenter's woodworker hero, Simon Cotterill, who may or may not be "fictional," is forced to join a Gloucester guild of executioners to avoid destitution. The brutal routine of Cotterill's new career is interrupted when the mayor orders the hangmen, under orders of strict secrecy, to execute three witches accused of a string of murders. The hangings, far from ending the menace, result in even more death, and Cotterill is forced to track down the mysterious coven leader responsible. More successful as an occasionally creepy atmospheric thriller than as a whodunit, this entry again demonstrates Doherty's gift for evoking the past.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0312300905
• ISBN 13: 9780312300906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224