Vale of Tears, Sarah Hawkswood
Vale of Tears, Sarah Hawkswood
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Vale of Tears

Author: Sarah Hawkswood

Series: Skelfs #2

Narrator: Matt Addis

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2020


Synopsis

April 1144. A body is found floating in Fladbury mill leat, a man in green who has been stabbed but not robbed. The lord sheriff’s trio discover him to be an Evesham horse dealer, who has a beautiful young wife who ‘strays’. Did the wife or one of her lovers get rid of him? What is the connection with the lord of Harvington, who wed the man’s sister, and how did that lady meet her death? The trio have to work seamlessly together to unravel the thread that links seemingly disparate deaths before even more people die, and in the process keep Walkelin from the noose.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens

**Should Read as 4.5 Stars** This excellent historical mystery is the 5th volume of the remarkable "Bradecote & Catchpoll" series. The historical details, sadly not mentioned in the Historical Note as before, places, sadly no map of Worcestershire anymore, and persons concerned have been wonderfully i......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

The Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigations series has become one of my favourite series in progress, and this fifth instalment reinforced that. Hawkswood blends strong plotting with wry humour, historical accuracy and well developed characters. There is a strong developing character arc over the cour......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

I had read this one before and had made no comments. So...second time did some speed reading to reassure myself I was not going mad. Horse stolen/man's life taken/sheriff's man on the job. This time the team meets up with a vengeful enemy quickly accusing one of their own of rape and murder. Things......more

This is book 5 of the Bradecote and Catchpoll series of medieval murder mysteries. When a dead man is found floating down the river, the two series leads - the undersheriff Bradecote and his sergeant Catchpoll - as well as their young apprentice Walkelin first have to find out who the man was, then......more