The Devil's Hunt
Recently shed of his duty to King Edward as agent and courier, Sir Hugh Corbett finds he must reenter the king's service to route out another murderer. Someone in or near Oxford has murdered a series of beggars, leaving their grisly heads hanging in nearby trees. When treasonous proclamations appear on a church door and murder also strikes down the university's regent and others, Corbett begins to wield his astute powers of observation: are all of the murders somehow connected? The 14th-century setting, detailed authenticity, sound plotting, and well-crafted prose will appeal to fans of historical mysteries and attract new readers to the series (e.g., A Tournament of Murders, LJ 8/97).Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.