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Category Archives: Historical Fiction Challenge
The Subtle Serpent by Peter Tremayne
666 AD, south-west Ireland. Sister Fidelma, advocate of the Brehon court, is summoned to a remote abbey. Apparently, two nuns had an unexpected surprise when they raised the water from their well one morning – namely a decapitated naked female … Continue reading
The Midnight Man by Paul Doherty
Chaucer’s pilgrims have once again stopped for the night and it’s time for the physician to tell his tale of mystery and murder. Oddly, there’s not a doctor in sight in his tale of Brother Anselm and his novice Stephen … Continue reading
The Hangman’s Hymn by Paul Doherty
And so we come once again to that most inconsistent of series, The Canterbury Tales as told by Paul Doherty – the tales of mystery, murder and mayhem as told by the pilgrims to pass the evenings on the way … Continue reading
The Lord of Misrule by Paul Halter
Paul Halter is often referred to as the heir to John Dickson Carr. It’s an obvious title, given both his predilection for impossible crimes and also his (translated) writing style. His books have a genuine Golden Age feel for them … Continue reading
Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal
Well, I’ve spoken before about misleading blurbs, but this one on Kindle takes the biscuit. Let me quote: “Roman Britain in 91 AD is a raw frontier province, a troublesome part of the mighty Empire ruled by Domitian Caesar. Tension … Continue reading
Quincannon’s Game by Bill Pronzini
John Quincannon was a Secret Service agent but has now (well, in the United States in the 1890s) become a private investigator in partnership with Sabina Carpenter, an ex-Pinkerton and the object of his unrequited desire. This book collects three … Continue reading
The House of Crows by Paul Harding aka Paul Doherty
1380, London. A candle, an arrowhead and a message – “Remember”. This is all the warning the members of the Knights of the Swan receive before being brutally murdered. Summoned to London from Shropshire to sit in Parliament to discuss … Continue reading
Suffer Little Children by Peter Tremayne
Seventh century Ireland, and the Venerable Dacan, an esteemed scholar is found murdered in his chambers in a remote monastery where he had been working. This proves to be the catalyst needed by a neighbouring kingdom to begin preparations for … Continue reading
The Devil’s Hunt by Paul Doherty
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
Ghostly Murders by Paul Doherty
We return to the previously untold tales of Chaucer’s pilgrims with the fourth in the series, as told to the travellers by the Poor Priest. It’s the tale of a young priest (guess who?) and his brother and their attempts … Continue reading
