Nightshade
By: Paul Doherty
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries -- 16
Publisher: ISIS; Isis Large Print; ISIS Large Print Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780753183205; 9780753183212
Subjects: Hugh Corbett (Fictitious character); Fiction; History
Description: January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward I, has been charged with another dangerous mission. Scrope, an unscrupulous manor lord, has reneged on his promise to hand over the Sanguis Christi, a priceless ornate cross he stole. Furthermore, he has massacred fourteen members of a travelling religious order, whose corpses now lie in the woods near Mistleham in Essex. The King, determined to restore order and claim the treasure before the Templars demand its return, sends Corbett to Mistleham. But as Corbett reaches the village, it's obvious that Scrope has other problems. A mysterious bowman has appeared, killing townspeople at random. As panic rises, can Corbett restore Mistleham to peace, and return the treasure to the King, before further blood is shed?
Notes: Originally published: London: Headline, 2008.