Unhallowed Ground

Name: Unhallowed Ground
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (4 reviews)
Author: Mel Starr
ISBN: 9781094095998

Author: Mel Starr

Series: Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #1

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 06/27/2020

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Thomas atte Bridge, a man no one likes, is found hanging from a tree near Cowleys Corner. All assume he has taken his own life, but Master Hugh and Kate find evidence that this may not be so.Many of the town had been harmed by Thomas, and Hugh is not eager to send one of them to the gallows. Then he discovers that the priest John Kellet, atte Bridge’s partner in crime in A Corpse at St. Andrew’s Chapel, was covertly in Bampton at the time atte Bridge died.Master Hugh is convinced that Kellet has murdered atte Bridge—one rogue slaughtering another. He sets out for Exeter, where Kellet now works. But there he discovers that the priest is an emaciated skeleton of a man, who mourns the folly of his past life. Hugh must return to Bampton and discover which of his friends has murdered his enemy.

About Mel Starr

Mel Starr is the author of the popular Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton medieval mystery series. He was born and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating with an MA degree in history from Western Michigan University, he taught history in Michigan public schools for thirty-nine years. Since retiring, he has focused on his highly successful novels.

About Steven Crossley

Steven Crossley, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, has built a career on both sides of the Atlantic as an actor and audiobook narrator, for which he has won more than a dozen AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a nominee for the prestigious Audie Award. He is a member of the internationally renowned theater company Complicite and has appeared in numerous theater, television, film, and radio dramas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen

Once I started reading this series featuring Hugh de Singleton by Melvin R Starr, I couldn’t stop. Searching for historical fiction that really captured a specific era (I was looking for the late 1300s, early 1400s) but was tight, well written and engaging proved harder than I initially thought – in......more

Goodreads review by Georgann

I really do like these medieval mysteries. The author does a good job with the 1366 setting, with the difficulties of life back then. Hugh is such an upright guy, honest about his own failings, and very observant and clever as a detective must be. Kate is a wonderful addition to his life. I am enjoy......more

Goodreads review by Michaela

Stihla som tohtoročnú výzvu len tak-tak. Dnes je Silvester, úplne divný rok to je... viac sme doma, ale ak nie sme chorí, tak sa treba venovať deťom... a o deťoch je v malinkej miere aj táto časť. Teraz ma zaujal lekársky zákrok (vlastne tie lekárske úkony sú v každom dieli, raz opravuje lepbku, ino......more

Quotes

“This skilfully woven story is a delight to read. The setting is exceptionally well crafted. Highly recommended.” Davis Bunn, internationally bestselling author, on The Unquiet Bones

“Fans of medieval mysteries will revel in Starr’s fourth lively blending of intriguing suspense and telling historical detail.” Library Journal (starred review)