num_pages: 291
description: Here are thirteen deadly tales, all set within the dramatic turmoil of medieval Europe. Murder mystery fans and history buffs alike will be riveted by the selections offered by master anthologist Martin H. Greenberg and Nebula Award-winner John Helfers. You'll meet Peter Tremayne's seventh-century Celtic detective, Sister Fidelma, in "Like a Dog Returning;" discover Clayton Emery's take on Robin Hood in "Plucking a Mandrake;" learn about Brother Cadfael, soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, from the wicked pen of Ellis Peters; and many others—all in the service of investigating crime in the Middle Ages, from the misdeeds of commoners to the felonies of kings.Like a dog returning--a Sister Fidelma mystery / Peter TremayneThe country for the blind / Doug AllynCold as fire / Lillian Stewart CarlA horse for my kingdom / Gillian LinscottThe simple logic of it / Margaret Frazer Plucking a mandrake / Clayton EmeryA gift from God / Edward MarstonThe Queen's chastity / Tony GeraghtyThe reiving of Bonville keep / Kathy Lyn EmersonFor the love of old bones / Michael JecksThe wizard of Lindsay Woods / Brendan DuBoisImprovements / Kristine Kathryn RuschA light on the road to Woodstock / Ellis Peters.
language: English
title: Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises
titlecomplete: Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises (Murder Most, #6)
genres: Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction, Anthologies, Mystery
ratings_count: 48
publisher: Gramercy