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Chargement... Suppression and Suspicionpar Mel Starr
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Edmund Harkins has gone missing. Few would confess to liking the man, an abuser and distinctly unsavoury character. For many of the local villagers, the good tidings of his murder are made sweeter by the news that pigs have disinterred his corpse in a shallow grace. Sir Hugh de Singleton, bailiff at Bampton Castle, must tread carefully as he conducts his investigation into who has slain Edmund. Will he earn the enmity of villagers when the truth outs? Hugh must also contend with the new vicar, the nephew of the Bishop of Exeter. Rather than aiding Hugh, Father Harold Brantyngham contributes to the unhealthy atmosphere of suppression and suspicion that pervades the village. Hugh conducts his duty under intense scrutiny, and with few allies... Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Author: Mel Starr
Pages: 282
Year: 2022
Publisher: Lion Fiction
My rating is 4 out of 5 stars.
Readers return to the early 1300s and the life of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon. He is also the bailiff for Lord Gilbert, one of the wealthiest barons of the realm. Hugh is called to a field where a shallow grave has been discovered with the partial remains of a man inside. I say partial because pigs have uncovered the grave first and been munching on the corpse. Hugh knows the identity of the victim. Now, it is his job to prove who committed the crime.
The victim was universally disliked and sometimes even hated. There is no shortage of suspects, but no one is going to give Hugh any information. Everyone is content that the man is dead. Hugh didn’t like the victim either, but it is his job to see justice done in the name of Lord Gilbert and the LORD. As his questioning continues, he and his wife are given the cold shoulder wherever they go. In addition, there is a new vicar who is spreading rumors and false teaching about Bampton. This vicar also has his eye on the servant girl who helps Hugh’s wife. Hugh is at odds with the vicar because of this and also because some of Hugh’s beliefs about the Church and Scripture are not in line with the Church’s teaching. Will Hugh be accused of heresy? Does he continue to thwart the vicar at the risk of his life?
While I enjoyed visiting the past again with Hugh, I wanted more details about his medical/surgical life. I like all the details about what the people ate and wore during this time in history. Thanks to the author for including a helpful glossary. I enjoy books where I learn about the past be they fiction or not, and Mel Starr never disappoints in that respect. I’ve already got my 2023 calendar marked to begin checking for his next book so I can add it to my TBR list.
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