The crooked spire
By: Chris Nickson
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780752499178
Subjects: Murder; Middle Ages; Historical fiction; Fiction
Description: Orphaned by the Black Death, all John possesses are the tools that belonged to his father, a carpenter, and an uncanny ability to work wood. His travels bring him to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect. To prove his innocence John must help the coroner in his search for his killer, a quest that brings him up against some powerful enemies in a town where he is still a stranger and friends are few.--Provided by publisher.