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Book SynopsisEngland, 1311. In the dark of the North the devil lies in wait...
Paul Doherty''s most popular series character returns in the gripping nineteenth mystery in the Hugh Corbett series.
If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.
1296: King Edward I has led his army to Scotland, determined to take the country under his crown. But the fierce Scots have no intention of submitting to their oppressor and violent and bloody war breaks out.
1311: Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, finds himself back in Scotland and is revisited by the horrors he witnessed there fifteen years ago.
An anonymous letter was delivered to the new king. It promised information about a fatal incident that could allow England to finally bow out of the war with the Scots. Tasked with finding out the truth about the murder, Corbett is forced to take risks
Trade Review
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
