Stories told by Chaucer’s pilgrims in the evening on the way to Canterbury, these mysteries often involve a supernatural element as well as a “proper” mystery. The series will return in 2012 with The Midnight Man with another title, The Soul Shadower to follow. Hurrah!
Vampires – well, Strigoi – stalk the streets of 14th century Oxford in a tale of mystery and terror. Who is responsible for the return of the lord of darkness? The Knight tells his tale of how three people, a knight, a clerk and a blind exorcist stood between the people of Oxford and a bloodbath.
Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories about the death of a queen. Isabella, that is, who also features in the Mathilde of Westminster series. And also the secret that is now being hunted by the shadowy Guardian of the Gates, willing to kill anyone who gets in his way – no matter who they are.
The Franklin tells a tale of a son’s quest to clear the name of his dead father, accused of killing the local lord and lady. Just a few hurdles to clear – a gang of murderous outlaws, a ghostly black knight stalking his late father’s manor and five visiting knights – one of which was the man who framed his father.
Phantoms abound as the Priest tells the rest of the pilgrims of how he had to find the truth about a terrible crime in the past in order to lay the ghosts of the present to rest. But are the ghosts gone for good – or is someone still watching even now?
A tale of murder and greed and love that lasts beyond the grave. Who murdered Ralph the clerk’s beloved Beatrice? And despite the slight inconvenience of being dead, why is she the only person who can help him stop the killing in the castle?
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Great news– “The Canterbury Tales” will return! The currently projected date is May 2012 if all goes well. Here’s hoping!
Excellent news. Where did you hear this?
I contacted the author via his site and asked whether the series had been concluded or not, and that was the answer I got.