A Hugh Corbett Medieval Mystery
by P. C. Doherty
An unscrupulous manor lord has reneged on his promise to hand over a priceless ornate cross stolen from the Templars during the Crusades. Furthermore, he has massacred as heretics fourteen members of a religious order. The King sends Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward I to Mistleham in his stead...
"Starred Review. The first-rate pacing will have readers racing through the book to learn the truth, which the author has artfully concealed." - Publishers Weekly
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P.C. Doherty is the author of several acclaimed mystery series. He was born in Middlesbrough (North-Eastern England) in 1946 and had the usual education before studying at Durham for three years for the Catholic priesthood before deciding not to proceed. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and won a state scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, and while there he met his wife Carla Lynn Corbitt. He has been published under several pseudonyms: C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name.
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