The deadliest sin
Subtitle: a historical mystery
By: by the Medieval Murderers ; Susanna Gregory, Bernard Knight, Karen Maitland, Ian Morson, Philip Gooden, Michael Jecks, Simon Beaufort
Contributors: Gregory, Susanna, 1958- author; Knight, Bernard, author; Maitland, Karen, author; Morson, Ian, author; Gooden, Philip, author; Jecks, Michael, author; Beaufort, Simon, author
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9781471114373; 9781471114366; 9781471114397
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Fiction; Sin; Storytelling; History; Mystery fiction
Description: In the spring of 1348, tales begin arriving in England of poisonous clouds fast approaching, which have overwhelmed whole cities and even countries, with scarcely a human being left. While some pray more earnestly and live yet more devoutly, others vow to enjoy themselves and blot out their remaining days on earth by drinking and gambling. And then there are those who hope that God's wrath might be averted by going on a pilgrimage. But if God was permitting his people to be punished by this plague, then it surely could only be because they had committed terrible sins? So when a group of pilgrims are forced to seek shelter at an inn, their host suggests that the guests should tell their tales. He dares them to tell their stories of sin, so that it might emerge which one is the best. That is, the worst ...