The Hour of the Fox, Cassandra Clark
The Hour of the Fox, Cassandra Clark
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The Hour of the Fox

Author: Cassandra Clark

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2020


Synopsis

Introducing reluctant spy and friar-sleuth Brother Rodric Chandler in the first of a brand-new medieval mystery series.

London. July, 1399. As rumors spread that his ambitious cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, has returned from exile in France, King Richard's grip on the English throne grows ever more precarious. Meanwhile, the body of a young woman is discovered at Dowgate sluice. When it's established that the dead woman was a novice from nearby Barking Abbey, the coroner calls in his friend, Brother Chandler, to investigate.

Who would cut the throat of a young nun and throw her remains in the river? And what was she doing outside the confines of the priory in the first place? Secretly acting as a spy for Henry Bolingbroke, Chandler is torn by conflicting loyalties and agonizing self-doubt. As the king's cousin marches towards Wales and England teeters on the brink of civil war, Chandler's investigations will draw him into affairs of state—and endanger not only himself but all those around him.

About Cassandra Clark

Cassandra Clark is an award-winning scriptwriter for theater, radio, and television, and the author of the highly acclaimed Hildegard of Meaux medieval mystery series.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on June 03, 2020

I have read and enjoyed the Abbess of Meaux series by this Author so was looking forward to this new main character set in Medieval England , during the War of the Roses in 1399. The Author is very good at bringing the times . sights and smells of the era to light , enriching the whole reading experi......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on July 07, 2020

Brother Chandler is a spy for Henry Bolingbroke cousin to King Richard in 1399. Investigating the death of a young nun with his friend the coroner Chandler will come to question his loyalty and becomes obsessed with this mysterious death. There is much hysteria in London at this time of the War of t......more

Goodreads review by Kidlitter on July 26, 2020

Lots of good chewy historical detail for those who like 14th century mysteries in medieval England, especially with conflicts between King Richard II, of the house of York, and his enemy, Henry of Bolingbroke, who wants the crown for himself and the house of Lancaster. You don't have to be an expert......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on April 16, 2024

a very good medieval murder mystery , set against plot and counter plot , that could bring down a king.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on November 29, 2021

The Hour of the Fox is a gripping historical drama built around the idea of solving a crime. It's the first novel I have read by Cassandra Clark, prolific and much admired author of ‘historical whodunits’ or ‘medieval mysteries’. Her books have mainly been about a crime-solving medieval abbess calle......more