Hymn to Murder Hugh Corbett 21, Paul Doherty
Hymn to Murder Hugh Corbett 21, Paul Doherty
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Hymn to Murder (Hugh Corbett 21)

Author: Paul Doherty

Narrator: Richard Burnip

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 07/23/2020


Synopsis

1312. The shadows around the English Crown grow ever darker in the twenty-first instalment of the much-loved Hugh Corbett series by Paul Doherty. An enthralling medieval mystery not to be missed by fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.

Hugh Corbett returns in the twenty-first gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.

Secrets simmer in the lonely wasteland of Dartmoor.

Spring, 1312. At Malmaison Manor, Lord Simon is concealing a dark secret - one he arrogantly assumes will never catch up with him. But someone knows about the crime he committed and they've found a way to make him pay. And he's not alone. When he is found mysteriously slain, other deaths soon follow. Meanwhile, ships on the Devonshire cost are being deliberately wrecked, their crews slaughtered, their cargoes plundered.

Sir Hugh Corbett and Lord Simon are bound by the Secret Chancery and their search for one precious ruby - the Lacrima Christi. So, when Corbett learns of Lord Simon's death, he is once more dragged into a tangled web of lies and intrigued and it's not long before secrets of his own start to surface. As the Hymn to Murder reaches its crescendo, can Corbett confront his past and live to see another day?

(P) 2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Paul Doherty

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens

This amazing historical mystery is the 21st volume of the wonderful "Sir Hugh Corbett" mystery series. At the beginning of the book you'll find a Character list with very entertaining figures amongst them, and who are featuring in this fantastic mystery. At the end of the book you'll notice an Author'......more

Damn good read Well done. This read moves along with ease. But you best pay attention to all that goes on cause you will never guess who did what ,when an where. There are a lot of characters in play in this one. So I'll give you a hit. Ah hell I can't give it away.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

An interesting new book about Sir Hugh Corbett. This time, he is in Cornwall where Lors Simon Malmaison has been murdered in the traditional locked-room mystery. In addition to the murders, ships are being sunk off the coast by the “Wreckers”, a group of men called the “Scarecrow” led by Sagittarius......more

Goodreads review by Judith

I've enjoyed Doherty's many novels of medieval London and Britain, but this latest is stretching my enthusiasm. Doherty is a scholar, has written dozens of novels, short stories, etc. I happily waited my turn for his latest, set on the moors of Devon in the 1300s. And was quite quickly disappointed.......more


Quotes

His fascination for history comes off the page Daily Express

Deliciously suspenseful, gorgeously written and atmospheric Historical Novels Review

Supremely evocative, scrupulously researched Publishers Weekly

An opulent banquet to satisfy the most murderous appetite Northern Echo

Paul Doherty has a lively sense of history...evocative and lyrical descriptions New Statesman

Teems with colour, energy and spills Time Out

The Hugh Corbett series . . . continues its magnificent vein of form. Massively recommended Classic Mystery blog