Category Archives: Hugh Corbett

The Devil’s Hunt by Paul Doherty

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

1303, Oxford. The mysterious Bell Man haunts the streets of the University town, posting treasonous notices on church doors. There are tales of devil worship in the woods around the city. Beggars have been found outside the city walls, decapitated, … Continue reading →

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Satan’s Fire by Paul Doherty

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

In 1303 on the shores of the Dead Sea, The Old Man of the Mountain, leader of the Assassins, plots a revenge on Edward I of England. An imprisoned leper knight, captured at the fall of Acre, is released to … Continue reading →

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The Song of a Dark Angel by Paul Doherty

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

It is November 1302 and a chill wind, known locally as The Dark Angel, sweeps across the Wash, chilling all of Norfolk to the bone. On the cliffs above Hunstanton Bay, the wife of the local baker hangs from a … Continue reading →

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The Assassin In The Greenwood by Paul Doherty

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Ah, Robin Hood. Everyone knows the tales of robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Well, this is the story of robbing the rich tax-collectors, murdering all but one of them – who has his fingers cut off, just … Continue reading →

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Murder Wears A Cowl by Paul Doherty

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

1302, London, and it seems a maniac is slitting the throats of the local ladies of dubious repute. On the thirteenth of the month, for over a year, a prostitute has been found dead. Things escalate when Lady Somerville, one … Continue reading →

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The Prince of Darkness by Paul Doherty

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

It’s 1301 and Edward I is again beset by problems. Philip IV of France is plotting to re-take Gascony and sees an opportunity to do so by discrediting Prince Edward, the heir to the throne. Edward is betrothed to Philip’s … Continue reading →

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The Angel of Death by Paul Doherty

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Edward I is in dire need of funds and arranges a meeting with the leaders of the church at St Paul’s Cathedral in order to negotiate new taxation. Before the meeting can begin, Walter De Montfort, the Dean of St … Continue reading →

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Spy In Chancery by Paul Doherty

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Edward I is struggling against his enemies. He has lost Gascony to Philip of France and there are rumblings of rebellion in Wales and Scotland. But there is a more immediate danger – Edward’s primary spy in Paris has been … Continue reading →

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Crown In Darkness by Paul Doherty

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

On 19 March 1286, Alexander III of Scotland suddenly left a meeting of his council to cross the Forth in the dark of night to see his new Queen, the French Princess Yolande. He never arrived – in the middle … Continue reading →

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Local Bookshop Update

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

You may recall my earlier post concerning the promising chat I had with the staff member in charge of the crime department in my local Waterstones concerning the distinct lack of historical crime novels and, in particular, Paul Doherty’s work. … Continue reading →

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