When Margaret Beaufort is invited to George Neville's beautiful home 'The Moor' to investigate some gruesome murders she knows dark forces are at play. She suspects there is a link to the fateful battle of Barnet and the murderer who seems relentless in his thirst for blood. She must tread carefully in this dangerous game of kings!
Friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan is summoned to investigate the suspicious deaths of two clerks who work for John of Gaunt's sinister Master of Secrets. If it was murder, how did the killer breach a maze of locked doors without a trace? Athelstan must uncover the truth in this gripping historical mystery set in medieval London.
Paul Doherty's twenty-third enthralling medieval mystery is sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
London, 1382. The Crown's treasury, the most secure chamber in the kingdom, has been robbed, and the five guards brutally killed. Brother Athelstan is set to investigate, but he has problems of his own. A body is found in the nave of his parish church, identified as a craftsman who fashioned the complex locks to the royal treasure chamber . . .
Summer, 1379. Sir John Cranston, coroner of the city of London, is trapped into a wager with Signor Gian Galeazzo, Lord of Cremona, when challenged to resolve a certain murder mystery within two weeks. Men have been found dead in the scarlet chamber of one of Cremona's manors. They have no mark upon them; they have neither drunk nor eaten poison; there are no secret passageways or entrances to the room. And they all have an awful expression of terror upon their faces. Realising his reputation and future wealth rest upon the solving of this mystery, Cranston seeks the help of his faithful secretarius, Brother Athelstan.
In autumn 1379, the power of the British crown is invested in John of Gaunt, and the kingdom is seething with discontent. The French are attacking the southern ports and peasants are planning a revolt organized by a mysterious leader who proclaims himself “IRA DEI,” the anger of God. Meanwhile Gaunt's tenuous plans are plunged into chaos by a series of bloody murders in London. In desperation, Gaunt turns to Sir John Cranston to catch the killer and recover a vanished king’s ransom in gold. Together with his ally Brother Athelstan, Cranston must face threats from the most powerful classes as well as attacks from the seedy underworld—along with a chilling exorcism—in order to bring a subtle murderer to justice.
It is 1312 and, with Westminster in turmoil and the Kingdom edging towards civil war, Sir Hugh Corbett is drawn into a web of murder. Paul Doherty's twenty-second enthralling medieval mystery is sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
November, 1471. The newly-widowed Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, is alone, without protectors. The discovery of the body of an unexpected visitor, found murdered in a locked room in her London townhouse, heralds the start of a series of increasingly menacing incidents which threaten Margaret and her household. Is there an enemy within?
The shadows around the English Crown grow ever darker in the twenty-first instalment of the much-loved Hugh Corbett series by Paul Doherty. An enthralling medieval mystery not to be missed by fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
"A series of grisly deaths are linked to the sacred Stone of Scone in this compelling medieval mystery featuring friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan. This abbey is a strange place, Brother Athelstan. A hall of ghosts, a place of flitting shadows. The dead throng here. I can hear them whispering as they ride the air. During the harsh winter of 1381 murder stalks the streets of London in all its grisly forms. The city's prostitutes are falling prey to a silent, deadly assassin known as The Flayer who carefully peels his victims' skins for his collection. At the same time, Westminster Abbey, which houses the sacred Stone of Scone, is plagued by a series of hideous poisonings. Could there be a connection between these brutally violent deaths and the stone, which the English crown cherishes as a symbol of its rule over Scotland? Then there are the two former Upright Men, leaders of the Great Revolt, who are found mysteriously hanged in the Piebald Tavern, close to Brother Athelstan's parish church of St Erconwald - and Athelstan is faced with his most baffling investigation to date. Can he navigate this deadly maze of murder and intrigue and pull the various threads together?"--Provided by publisher.
October, 1471. Margaret Beaufort secretly plots for the day her young son, Henry Tudor, can be crowned the rightful king. When one of her most loyal henchmen is murdered, Margaret orders her sharp-witted clerk, Christopher Urswicke, to find out who has betrayed her - and solve a baffling mystery where nothing is as it first appears.
1471. The Wars of the Roses. Edward of York has claimed the throne, and Margaret Beaufort, mother to Henry Tudor, the last hope of the House of Lancaster, is in grave danger. When four bodies are discovered in a London tavern, and suspicion falls on Margaret herself, it's up to her sharp-witted clerk, Ulswicke, to prove her innocence.
"Entertaining - if harrowing." - New York Times Book Review What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only Speedos? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China?And Then You're Dead offers serious answers to these horribly interesting questions. Paul Doherty and Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these and other fantastical scenarios, offering insights into physics, astronomy, anatomy and more along the way. Illustrated with straightforward technical art and leavened by small doses of dry humour, And Then You're Dead is both scientifically informative and gruesomely entertaining.
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Sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan discovers that past crimes can cause new murder in the latest intriguing medieval mystery June, 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn both Crown and Church. The Regent, John of Gaunt, has headed north, leaving his nephew, the boy-king Richard II, unprotected. Brother Athelstan meanwhile has been summoned to the monastery at Blackfriars, tasked with solving the murder of his fellow priest, Brother Alberic, found stabbed to death in his locked chamber. Athelstan would rather be protecting his parishioners at St Erconwald's. Instead, he finds himself investigating a royal murder that took place fifty-four years earlier whilst the rebel leaders plot the present king's destruction. What does the fate of the king's great-grandfather, Edward II, have to do with the murder of Brother Alberic more than fifty years later? When he finds his own life under threat, Athelstan discovers that exposing past secrets can lead to present danger.
Brother Athelstan's Canterbury pilgrimage is disrupted by brutal murder in the latest absorbing medieval mystery. Summer, 1381. The Great Revolt has been crushed; the king's peace ruthlessly enforced. Brother Athelstan meanwhile is preparing for a pilgrimage to St Thomas a Becket's shrine in Canterbury to give thanks for the wellbeing of his congregation after the violent rebellion. But preparations are disrupted when Athelstan is summoned to a modest house in Cheapside, scene of a brutal triple murder. One of the victims was the chief clerk of the Secret Chancery of John of Gaunt. Could this be an act of revenge by the Upright Men, those rebels who survived the Great Revolt? At the same time Athelstan is receiving menacing messages from an assassin who calls himself Azrael, the Angel of Death? Who is he - and why is he targeting a harmless friar? Could Athelstan's pilgrimage be leading him into a deadly trap?
Brother Athelstan is summoned to Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest who has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church. Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church - and steal treasure belonging to the most feared gangleader in London?
England, 1311. In the dark of the North the devil lies in wait... The gripping nineteenth novel in the ever-popular Hugh Corbett series by Paul Doherty. A dramatic medieval mystery not to be missed by readers of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
A medieval mystery featuring sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan" May, 1381. The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin. Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night all over the city, striking terror into the hearts of those who oppose them. But who is he? When his chancery clerk is found hanged in a notorious Southwark brothel, the ruthless Thibault, John of Gaunt s Master of Secrets, summons Brother Athelstan to investigate. Did Amaury Whitfield really kill himself following a visit from the terrifying Herald of Hell? Athelstan is unconvinced. In the dead man s possession was a manuscript containing a great secret which he had been striving to decipher. If he could only unlock the cipher and interpret the messages being carried to the so-called Herald of Hell, Athelstan would be one step closer to catching the killer. But can he crack the code before the Great Revolt begins?
January, 1381. As guests of the Regent, John of Gaunt, Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston have been attending a mystery play performed by the Straw Men, Gaunt's personal acting troupe, in St John's Chapel in the Tower of London when the evening's entertainment is rudely interrupted by sudden, violent death.
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February, 1381. Splendid Southwark tavern, The Candle-Flame, is the site of a brutal massacre in which nine people, including John of Gaunt's tax collectors, their military escort and the prostitutes entertaining them, are murdered. The furious Regent orders Brother Athelstan to track down the culprits.
February, 1381. A ruthless killer is known as the Ignifer - Fire Bringer - is rampaging through London, bringing agonizing death and destruction in his wake. He appears to be targeting all those involved in the recent trial and conviction of the beautiful Lady Isolda Beaumont, burned at the stake for the murder of her husband. As the late Sir Walter Beaumont was a close friend of the Regent, John of Gaunt orders Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan to investigate.
Paul Doherty est né à Middlesbrough, dans le Yorkshire. Il est l'auteur de plusieurs séries historico-policières, dont notamment : les enquêtes de frère Athelstan, un dominicain du XIIIe siècle ; les enquêtes de Hugh Corbett, espion du roi Édouard Ier ; et celles d'Amerotkê, juge dans l'Égypte du XVe siècle avant J.-C.. Il est aujourd'hui professeur d'histoire médiévale.
Winner of the Irish Book Awards' National Book Tokens' Non-Fiction Book of the Year and The John Murray Show Listeners' Choice Award, a candid memoir of a middle-aged man on the verge of disaster—and how love brings him back from the brink Michael Harding gives a brutally honest and beautifully written account of his journey through life, and his failed attempts to find meaning which brought about a long period of depression. But this is a love story and Michael comes to realize that all things are sustained by love and this is where real meaning resides.
"December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby, a wealthy Cheapside merchant is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King's coroner to investigate. For the late Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone which he was planning to donate to the Abbey of St Fulcher-on-Thames. The bloodstone has disappeared and the Regent, John of Gaunt, who covets the relic for himself, is taking an uncomfortably close interest in the case."--Jacket.
What-or who-really killed Egypt's glorious young king?Since the discovery of the magnificent tomb of Tutankhamun at Thebes by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922, the name of the young Pharaoh has become famous throughout the world.The boy-king came to the throne aged twelve during one of Egypt's most turbulent periods, when religious dissent threatened to destroy a mighty empire. He should have lived out a long and prosperous reign but died mysteriously just six years after his accession, aged just eighteen.Was he secretly assassinated by the powerful cartel that ran the court and the country? What part did Ay, Tutankhamun's ambitious first minister, play in his master's death? Did Ay murder the Pharaoh to claim the imperial crown for himself?Using modern research, coupled with Carter's original testimony, Paul Doherty presents a thought-provoking account, resolving many contentious issues, offering important new theories and explaining the dark intrigue that surrounded the untimely death of Tutankhamun.
Píše se rok 1523. Roger Shallot, lékař, šibal a tajný posel krále, se evidentně nudí. Má zakázáno vykonávat lékařské povolání a přibližovat se ke krásné Mirandě, a tak se zabývá četbou knih. A právě četba v něm vzbudí zájem o obchod s relikviemi. Shallot si uvědomuje obrovský potenciál, který může takový obchod mít, a ihned se do něj pouští. K jeho smůle se však brzy dostane do velkých problémů a také do vězení. Král i kardinál proti němu vznesou obvinění a usvědčí ho z porušení zákona. Pod hrozbou smrti je mu nařízeno, aby získal zpět říšské jablko Karla Velikého, jednu ze vzácných insignií, která je v současné době bedlivě střežena v převorství Clerkenwell. Šance na úspěch je však mizivá…
Mahu vzešel z prostých poměrů, ale vlastní pílí a oddaností si dokázal získat přízeň panovnického rodu. Jako důvěrník krále Achnatona se stal očitým svědkem náboženské reformy, která do země přinesla pouze rozbroje, bídu a hlad. Když pak kacířský faraon jednoho dne beze stopy zmizel, zastánci starých pořádků jej hbitě označili za mrtvého a vládcem ustanovili šestiletého Tutanchamona. O bezpečí mladičkého vladaře, který je v rozkolísaných časech jedinou zárukou egyptské jednoty, se stará loajální Mahu. Sotva se však v zemi podaří nastolit křehkou mocenskou rovnováhu, dorazí do královského města Théb neuvěřitelná zpráva. Achnaton se vrátil, vítězně táhne nilskou deltou a shromažďuje šiky odhodlaných stoupenců! Kdo jiný může přesvědčivě potvrdit totožnost údajného faraona než muž, který byl po léta jeho věrným stínem? Mahu se tedy v doprovodu zaníceného Atonova velekněze Merirea vydává po proudu Nilu vstříc neobyčejnému dobrodružství… zdroj - Domino POZOR! Vyjde až 17. května 2010
Mahu byl vždy oddaným služebníkem svého vládce, ale nyní musel z vůle ctižádostivých hodnostářů opustit dvůr a odebrat se na předčasný odpočinek. Z nechtěného poklidu ho vymaní teprve žádost, aby se vrátil ke královskému dvoru a pomohl odvrátit zkázu, jež se vznáší nad egyptskou zemí. Mladičký Tutanchamon podle všeho trpí nevyzpytatelnou duševní chorobou, zemi schází následník trůnu a na hranicích se šikuje chetitská armáda... Na podnět proradného prvního rádce Ajeho, skutečné kobry v lidském těle, přijímá Mahu nebezpečný úkol a vydává se na sever, aby vyzvěděl záměry bojechtivých nepřátel. Za dobrodružné cesty se mu ovšem podaří učinit odhalení, která by královstvím na Nilu otřásla podstatně ničivěji než neblahý chetitský vpád. Zatímco se dozvídá úplnou pravdu o Ajeho ničemných úkladech, poznává důvody Achnatonova nenadálého zmizení a nechává se zasvětit do učení o jediném bohu, stává se z něj opětovně muž, v jehož rukou leží budoucnost Egypta. Bohužel je zároveň i mužem, kolem jehož krku se stahuje smrtící smyčka…
In the fourth novel of Paul Doherty's Ancient Roman series, Claudia, the secret agent of Empress Helena, faces a killer who is stalking the streets of Rome.
Paul Doherty's brilliant new Amerotke novel will take you on a compelling journey into the glory, splendour and corruption of Ancient Egypt. 1477 BC and once again treacherous forces are on the rise in Egypt. Fresh from her victories in the north, Pharaoh Queen Hatusu has returned to Thebes to find sinister threats emerging from neighbouring province Nubia. The Arites, a secret murderous sect, are waging bloody war against the Pharaoh. Imperial messengers and members of the Medjay, Egypt's elite army, are disappearing around the Oasis of Sinjar and now Imothep, formerly chief scout for the Spies of Sobeck, has been found strangled in a fortified room at his mansion. The Arites are on the hunt. Will Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Hall of Two Truths, be able to confront this boiling mist of murder and treason, and save Hatusu, before Egypt is overrun by its menacing and dangerous underworld?
January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward I, has been charged with yet another dangerous mission. Scrope, an unscrupulous manor lord, has reneged on his promise to hand over a priceless ornate cross he stole from the Templars during the Crusades. Furthermore, he has massacred as heretics fourteen members of a religious order, whose corpses now hang in the woods near Mistleham in Essex. The King, determined to restore order sends Corbett to Mistleham in his stead.But as Corbett reaches the troubled village, it becomes obvious that the situation has worsened. A mysterious bowman has appeared, killing townspeople at random. Is one of the Brethren responsible, or have the Templars arrived to wreak revenge? Can Corbett restore Mistleham to peace, and return the treasure to the King, before further blood is shed?
The second compulsive novel set during the turbulent reign of Edward II featuring Mathilde of Westminster
A new novel of murder in the reign of Pharoah Hatusu featuring Judge Amerotke as the crime-solver. At a peace treaty signing between Egypt and Libya in Thebes, three of Egypt's leading scribes die violently on the Temple forecourt, the victims of a vile poisoning. To add to the mounting unease, a prosperous merchant and his young wife are found drowned. Rumours soon sweep the imperial city. The Poisoner of Ptah has returned. It falls to Amerotke, Chief Judge of the Halls of Two Truths, to investigate these hideous crimes - his hunt for the Poisoner leads him to discover yet more suspicion and potential danger. This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent who seems intent on spreading his death-dealing powders. Amerotke enters the twilight world of glorious Thebes where life can be so rich and yet death so swift and brutal.
It's 1095 and crusading fervor has swept Europe. Hugh de Payens and Godefroi of St. Omer, the soon-to-be founders of the Templar Order, and Hugh's younger sister, Eleanor, leave the security of their homes in Burgundy, France, with a plan to join Count Raymond of Toulouse's army, and march across the known world to Jerusalem.
The third of the trilogy based upon the memories of Mahu, chief of police in the nefarious world of Ancient Egypt
By 1322, Mathilde of Westminster was considered the finest physician in London. But in her years as lady-in-waiting to Princess Isabella, she was drawn into the murky politics of the English court, where sudden, mysterious death was part of the tapestry of life. Many years later, Mathilde looks back and chronicles her turbulent life. With her sharp, suspicious intellect ready to distinguish between a fatality and an unnatural death, Mathilde is confronted by a host of chilling murders. The source of these horrors is the fierce political rivalry between Philip of France and Edward of England. This manifests itself in a series of gruesome killings, one of which actually took place during Edward II's Coronation, when a knight of the Royal Household, Sir John Baquelle was crushed to death.
In the summer of 314, dark figures who lurk in the twilight of Roman society are on the prowl, and Rome is shocked by a series of gruesome murders in the third novel featuring imperial secret agent Claudia
The Extraordinary Story of the First Big Bank Raid in History
During the reign of King Charles II, Colonel Blood famously attempted to steal the crown jewels, but this was not the first plot of its kind. Three centuries earlier, in 1303, Edward I of England was focused on subduing William Wallace while his royal treasures were secured behind iron doors in Westminster Abbey, a revered site inhabited by Benedictine monks. Enter Richard Puddlicott, a charming rogue and former merchant with a vendetta against the king. He cleverly infiltrated the Abbey's inner circle, entertaining the monks with their own silver, and managed to pilfer a significant portion of the treasure. The King's outrage was immense, yet Puddlicott evaded capture for a time, leading the King's men on a wild chase before ultimately being caught and sentenced to death alongside forty monks in Westminster. This thrilling narrative, filled with cunning, deceit, and the colorful lives of monks, pimps, and prostitutes, recounts the first great bank raid in history. Until now, little has been documented about this event, much of the evidence remaining in manuscripts written in Latin or Norman French. Paul Doherty masterfully blends vivid storytelling with historical analysis, revealing the medieval underworld and the complexities of the monastic community, resulting in an enlightening and captivating read.
The second dramatic historical novel set in the turbulence of Roman society to feature imperial secret agent Claudia
Die neue „Heilerin von Canterbury“ - Ein grandioser Mittelalterkrimi England im Mittelalter. Die Ärztin und Heilerin Kathryn Swinbrooke wird vom Bischof von Canterbury bei einem rätselhaften Kriminalfall um Hilfe gebeten: Die heilige Reliquie „Lacrima Christi“, ein höchst wertvoller Rubin, wurde aus dem Kloster von Canterbury gestohlen. Kurz darauf geschieht ein brutaler Mord. Wenn es Kathryn nicht gelingt, den Täter zu finden, könnte sie selbst das nächste Opfer sein.
The spine-tingling fifth novel in Paul Doherty's Egyptian series featuring Judge Amerotke
Alessandro Magno è penetrato in Asia e ha sbaragliato l'esercito persiano nella battaglia di Granico. Nella sua marcia verso sud ha conquistato tutte le città che ha incontrato, compresa la grande città di Efeso, ma sa, come d'altronde sanno i suoi nemici, che il vero obiettivo strategico è Alicarnasso, le cui fortificazioni intimoriscono chiunque voglia attaccarla. Alessandro fa accampare le truppe alle porte della città, difesa da un suo vecchio nemico, Memnone di Rodi. Quando manca poco all'attacco finale, una serie di omicidi insanguina il campo macedone. Il medico Telamone riuscirà a svelare complotti e intrighi anche se per farlo dovrà attraversare le "porte degli inferi".
Nadat Alexander de Grote in 334 v. Chr. Efeze heeft veroverd, breken er hevige onlusten uit die culmineren in enkele moorden; Alexanders lijfarts gaat op onderzoek uit.
Known as the Veiled One, the ugly and deformed Akenhaten is a shadowy figure. As a child he was overlooked and despised by his own father, but as an adult he is thrust into the political limelight when his elder brother dies. Mahu, ambitious and ruthless, watches the young prince carve his path to power. He becomes Akenhaten’s protector and confidant and stands by as Akenhaten proclaims that there is only one God and that he is that God’s only son. Revolution and chaos ensure in a dramatic reign filled with fraud, abduction, assassination, betrayal, and treachery. When Mahu becomes suspicious of Akenhaten’s majestic and glorious wife Nefertiti and the political skill of her brother Ay, he suspects that a hidden and malign influence may have placed Akenhaten’s life in grave peril.
Het is het jaar 334 v. Chr, en de jonge Alexander is met zijn troepen gelegerd aan de Hellespont, klaar om het Perzische rijk binnen te vallen. Om de goedkeuring van de goden voor zijn onderneming te verkrijgen, brengt hij vele offers. Maar de rook stijgt niet omhoog en de onderofficieren blijken allemaal bezoedeld. Tot overmaat van ramp worden zijn gidsen genadeloos vermoord. Perzische spionnen infiltreren in zijn kamp. Zijn generaals smeden heimelijk hun eigen plannen.... In deze chaos verschijnt de arts Telamon, een jeugdvriend van Alexander. Wanneer alles zich samentrekt tot een climax, werpt de jonge veroveraar zijn nerveuze twijfels af en behaalt een bloedige maar briljante overwinning op de Perzen. Ook Telamon moet al zijn moed verzamelen om de moorddadige vijanden binnen het kamp te ontmaskeren.
In 13th century China, Kublai Khan faces a terrifying threat from a demonic sect committing brutal murders that endanger his empire. He seeks the wisdom of the Venetian traveler Marco Polo to help confront this menace.
The gripping first novel of political intrigue in the series set in Ancient Rome and featuring the imperial spy Claudia schovat popis
The disturbing and compulsive Carpenter's Tale in Paul Doherty's gripping Canterbury pilgrimage series
Agrippina, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero, was a beautiful and talented woman who saw her father murdered, was banished by her brother, and was killed on the orders of her son. Her freed man, a one-eyed former gladiator named Parmenon, tells of Agrippina's battle to survive in and control the depraved and violent Imperial Roman court, and the crumbling relationship between mother and son.
Edith Pargeter, who also writes under the name Ellis Peters, previously combined her passion for history and storytelling in her creation of the much-loved monk, Brother Cadfael. It was she who paved the way for many others to explore the past through the thriving field of historical mysteries, and for this she was loved by readers and other writers alike. Past Poisons is a bumper crop of outstanding new short stories by the leading American and British historical crime writers, all wishing to pay tribute to the work of Ellis Peters. Maxim Jakubowski is a former publisher and owner of the world-famous Murder One bookshop in London's Charing Cross Road. As well as being a writer and editor of various past cult publishing imprints, he is acknowledged as a disturbing and controversial voice in contemporary fiction. His collections have sold massively. He is a regular on television and radio where he is an expert on crime, erotica, and film. As a columnist for the Guardian he also writes on the arts for The Times. Maxim is literary director of the prestigious Crime Scene festival held at London's National Film Theatre. He is the author of many titles including Skin In Darkness, but also the editor for Past Poisons (An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime) and Murder Through the Ages.
Lord Amerotke, Pharaoh's Chief Judge, is already in the middle of a murder case when it seems that there is another grave murder to investigate. One of Egypt's great heroes has been brutally killed and Pharaoh Hatusu herself has decided to intervene. She believes that General Balet's murder is only the beginning and she calls on Judge Amerotke for help. There is more to link the deaths than originally meets the eye - but can Amerotke track down the killer before he strikes again?
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Übel zugerichtete Leichen werden 1564 in England gefunden. Eine blutige Spur zieht sich durch das Land, gezeichnet von einem, der keine Gnade kennt: Frogmore, der Seelenräuber. Er, der einen Pakt mit dem Teufel schloss, steigert seine Kräfte mit jedem Herz, dass er einer menschlichen Brust entreißt. Vorbei sind jedoch die Zeiten, in denen er unbekannt sein Werk vollbringt. Längst haben die großen Herrscher von ihm gehört und Frogmore hat alle Hände voll zu tun diverse Söldner abzuschütteln. Ein Verfolger jedoch bleibt ihm auf den Fersen, der Jesuitenpriester Michael St. Clair. Er scheint der Einzige zu sein, der Frogmore wirklich gefährlich werden kann, doch braucht er dazu nicht nur Mut und kämpferisches Geschick. Ohne die Hilfe einer Jungfrau ist auch St. Clairs Kampf gegen das Böse aussichtslos.
Léto roku 1523 bylo horké a do Londýna se vrátila potní nemoc. Král Jindřich VIII. se odebral se svým dvorem na Winsdor a království ponechal v rukou kancléře Thomase Wolseyho. Kardinál to neměl snadné. Z Toweru obdržel výhružné dopisy, adresované králi, s podpisem a pečetí prince Edwarda, o němž se obecně soudilo, že byl se svým bratrem jako potomek rodů Yorků v Toweru zavražděn. Pisatel požaduje větší množství zlata, jinak .... Jindřicha to samozřejmě znepokojilo, a lhostejným ho nenechala ani série krutých vražd mezi královskými katy. Pátráním po vyděrači a pachateli vražd je pověřen Benjamin Danubey a jeho spíš přítel než sluha Roger Shallot.
Hatusu, the remarkable young widow of Pharaoh Tuthmosis II, has forced Egyptian society to acknowledge her as Pharaoh, and her success in battle is spreading Egypt's glory well beyond its frontiers. In the Temple of Anubis, Hatusu and the defeated King Tushratta of Mitanni are negotiating a peace treaty that will seal her greatest victory. But then two hideous murders in the temple and the theft of the Glory of Anubis threaten the tentative truce, and the respected judge Amerotke must find the perpetrators.
The eighth gripping book in Paul Doherty's superb Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series
In England war 1558 ein Jahr finsterer und blutiger Verschwörung. Königin Mary, von ihrem Ehemann Philipp von Spanien verlassen, sieht sich einem immer enger werdenden Kreis von Verschwörung und Betrug gegenüber. Gerüchte und Flüstern deuten darauf hin, dass sie, wie ihr erster Minister Reginald Kardinal Pole, langsam durch ein subtiles Gift ermordet wird. Viele würden von Marys Tod profitieren: Catherine de' Medici, Königin von Frankreich und "Herrin der Gifte", beobachtet und wartet; die schöne Mary, Königin von Schottland, die in den Augen der englischen Katholiken als Thronfolgerin gilt, wäre mehr als glücklich, den glitzernden Preis zu ergreifen; Papst Paul IV. überwacht die seidenen Fäden des Verrats von seinem Platz in Rom; nicht zuletzt berät sich die Halbschwester der Königin, Elizabeth, mit ihrem "kleinen Zauberer", William Cecil. Wer steckt hinter den Briefen, die von den "Vier Evangelisten" unterzeichnet sind? Was verbirgt sich hinter dem Satz "Markus 15,34"? Was sagt ein Vers aus den Evangelien über die zukünftige Nachfolge Englands voraus? Nicholas Segalla, ein geheimnisvoller Gelehrter und Diplomat, der dazu verflucht ist, ewig über die Erde zu wandern, muss sich durch dieses Netz von byzantinischer Intrige bewegen, nicht nur am Hof, sondern auch in den schäbigen Gassen und düsteren Festungen des Tower of London.
After the death of her husband Pharoh Tuthmosis II, Hatusu has confounded her critics by winning a great battle against the Mitanni. Aided by her lover, Senenmut, she is determined that all sections of Egyptian society should accept her as the first Pharaoh-Queen of Egypt - an acceptance that needs the favour and support of the priests. When a spate of killings takes place in the Divine Temple of Horus, the naturally superstitious priests interpret this as a sign of the Gods' disapproval of Hatusu's rule of Egypt. The royal city turns once again to respected judge Amerotke to find the truth.
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Unter dem Pseudonym C.L. Grace lädt Paul C. Doherty ein, einen neuen Charakter kennenzulernen, der nach Master Hugh Corbett die Unruhen des englischen Mittelalters offenbart. Am Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts zerreißt der Krieg der Rosen das Land, eine Zeit des Gemetzels, die der Dichter Chaucer zuvor so beschrieb: "Eine geheimnisvolle Diebin namens Tod schritt würdevoll neben dem, der hier unten die Menschen sterben lässt." In diesem chaotischen und gefährlichen Umfeld wirkt Kathryn Swinbrooke, eine Apothekerin und Ärztin, nach einem ersten Abenteuer in Canterbury, das in "Meurtres dans le sanctuaire" nacherzählt wird.
Matthias Fitzosbert is the illegitimate son of the parish priest of the village of Sutton Courteny. Despite the recent spate of murders, each day he braves the dark woods to visit his friend, a mysterious hermit who shows him many strange and beautiful things. Though enthralled, the boy is always puzzled by his lessons with the hermit - never more so than the night the villagers hunt the hermit down, and burn him, believing him to be responsible for the many deaths. THE ROSE DEMON explores Matthias's unique relationship with a spirit he strives to placate but ultimately flees from. His story is played out against the vivid panorama of medieval life: the fall and sack of Constantinople; the turbulent Wars of the Roses; the terror of witchcraft; the battlefields of Spain and finally the lush jungles of the Caribbean where the Rose Demon and Matthias have one final, dramatic confrontation.
Detektiv Segalla soll als Abgesandter des Papstes die Umstände der Tragödie von Mayerling klären. Obwohl er bei seiner Arbeit behindert wird, findet er nach mühsamen Recherchen heraus, dass die offizielle Version, nach der der morphiumsüchtige, ehebrecherische Kronprinz Rudolf am 30.1.1889 zuerst die Baroness Mary Vetsera und dann sich selbst erschoss, konstruiert ist.
After Pharaoh Tuthmosis II's victorious return to Thebes, he dies at the statue of Amun-Ra. His death triggers a witch's curse on his unfinished tomb, leading to a chain of events that uncovers Egypt's great secrets.
The tenth masterly novel in Paul Doherty's wonderful Hugh Corbett series
Im Sommer 1523 bieten das heiße Wetter und die Schwitzkrankheit einen fruchtbaren Nährboden für schreckliche Morde und die schlimmsten Verschwörungen. König Heinrich VIII. hat den Hof nach Windsor verlegt, wo er seinen Gelüsten frönt, während das Königreich von seinem ersten Minister, Kardinal Wolsey, regiert wird. Jemand sendet dem König Drohbriefe aus dem Tower, unter dem Namen und Siegel von Edward, einem der angeblich dort ermordeten Prinzen, und fordert, dass große Mengen Gold an verschiedenen Orten in London hinterlegt werden. Wenn die Anordnungen nicht ausgeführt werden, werden Proklamationen in der Hauptstadt veröffentlicht, die, zusammen mit dem Ausbruch der Pest, den Anschein erwecken könnten, als hätte die Hand Gottes sich gegen die Tudors gewandt, weil sie den Thron usurpiert haben. Wolsey kann sich nur an zwei Personen wenden: seinen geliebten Neffen Benjamin Daunbey und Daunbeys treuen Diener Roger Shallot. Benjamin und Roger geraten in die dunkle Unterwelt der Tudors, und der Druck, die Geheimnisse zu lösen, steigt, als König Heinrich droht, dass Rogers Leben davon abhängt.
In the ninth Hugh Corbett mystery, strange fires and gruesome murders test his investigative ingenuity to the full
Maria Stuart war schon zu Lebzeiten eine Legende. Der Name der geheimnisumwitterten Königin ist verbunden mit Intrigen, Verschwörungen, Liebesaffären - und Mord. Nicht wenige Zeitgenossen hielten sie am myteriösen Tod ihres zweiten Gemahls, Lord Darnley, für schuldig. Sicher ist nur die Todesursache: eine gewaltige Explosion in der Probstei, in der Darnley sich kurzfristig aufhielt. Ann Dukthas rollt das historische Verbrechen wieder auf und löst es auf geniale Weise durch einen einzigartigen Zeitzeugen.
Mit der Entscheidungsschlacht von 1471 enden die blutigen Rosenkriege in England, aus dem König Edward als Sieger hervorgeht. Einst hatte der Vater Edwards einem seiner Gefolgsmänner, dem Grafen Warwick, ein Amulett aus irischem Druidengold mit einem kostbaren Saphir geschenkt - das »Auge Gottes«, das in seinem Inneren ein hochbrisantes Geheimnis birgt. Warwick jedoch ist in der Schlacht gefallen, das Amulett seitdem verschwunden. Dass seine Majestät das kostbare Juwel wiederhaben möchte, versteht sich von selbst; und wer sonst als die Heiletin von Canterbury, die sich zuvor schon als Detektivin einen Namen gemacht hat, käme für den nicht ganz ungefährlichen Auftrag in Frage?
Nejmilejší synovec kardinála Wolseyho, Benjamin Daunbey, und sein treuer Diener und Begleiter Roger Shallot werden im Frühjahr 1523 nach London gerufen. In Cheapside wurde der florentinische Gesandte Francesco Abrizzi brutal ermordet. Jemand hat ihm mit einer neu entwickelten Pistole in den Kopf geschossen, und König Heinrich VIII. beschließt, den Täter dieses Verbrechens zu finden. Auf dem Weg zum Hof wollen sie den alten Hofarzt Sir Edward Throcklea aufsuchen, finden jedoch ein verlassenes Haus und den Arzt blutend auf dem Boden. Es sieht so aus, als hätte der Unglückliche Selbstmord begangen. In London wird Shallot mit dem königlichen Zorn, Beleidigungen von Abrizzis Verwandten und einem Mordanschlag konfrontiert. Shallot, der beharrlich betont, kein Held zu sein, sehnt sich nur danach, zu fliehen und sich zu verstecken. Doch König und Kardinal Wolsey sind anderer Meinung - Benjamin und Shallot müssen den Spuren des Verbrechens nach Florenz folgen. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, den Mörder zu finden, eine geheime Botschaft an den florentinischen Herrscher aus dem Hause Medici zu überbringen und einen bestimmten Maler zu überzeugen, nach England zu reisen. Doch die Realität ist grausam anders, und eine überraschende Abfolge von Ereignissen wird England und ganz Europa für immer beeinflussen.
Inghilterra, 1522. Tra le pagine di un antico manoscritto, Nicholas Hopkins, monaco benedettino dell'abbazia di Glastonbury, rinviene un misterioso enigma. Secondo il monaco quelle parole indicano i luoghi dove si celano il Santo Graal e la leggendaria spada Excalibur. Ma le due reliquie, simboli di sacralità e di potere, fanno gola a molti. Primo fra tutti al sanguinario re Enrico VIII, ansioso di sancire la legittimità della dinastia Tudor. Ma anche alla setta dei Templari: un ordine sciolto da tempo, che segretamente continua a praticare i propri riti e sostiene la casata avversa, quella degli York. Tocca a Benjamin Daunbey, nipote del potente cardinale Wolsey, e al suo aiutante Roger Shallot trovare le reliquie per conto della Corona.
In the seventh action-packed novel of the series, medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett is despatched to investigate murder and mystery in Nottingham
The Man of Law's Tale of terror and intrigue in the Canterbury Tales series
In the Canterbury Tales series, the Knight's Tale reveals disturbing and macabre events
Als frisch gebackene Ehefrau ist Kathryn Swinbrooke mit ihrem Mann Zeuge eines wichtigen Treffens, das über das Schicksal des englischen Köngis entscheiden kann: Lord Henry Beauchamp empfängt die Emissäre des französischen Köngis. Doch bald zeigt sich, dass die Gesandten vom Kontinent Unheil und Verrat im Gepäck haben. Als die ersten Giftmorde geschehen, sieht sich Kathryn plötzlich gezwungen, die Täter zu finden, um ein schreckliches Blutbad zu vermeiden. Gift und Galle für einen König
Kardinal Wolsey, der Minister Heinrichs VIII., hat erneut einen heiklen Auftrag für seinen Neffen Benjamin Daunby und dessen treuen, aber leichtfertigen Gefährten Roger Shallot. Der Erste Sekretär des englischen Botschafters in Paris wurde ermordet - im Land der traditionellen Feinde und Unruhestifter. Und das gerade jetzt, wo offensichtlich ein Spion an empfindlicher Stelle sitzt, der höchst brisante Informationen an die Franzosen liefert und damit das Reich in seinen Grundfesten erschüttert. Hier sind Daunbys Kombinationsgabe und Takt gefragt - und Shallots Talent, noch in der aussichtslosesten Situation ein Hintertürchen zu entdecken...
The sixth brilliant novel in the acclaimed Hugh Corbett series pulsates with excitement
It is 1301 and a fragile peace exists between Edward of England and Philip IV of France. In the fetid alleys and slums of London and Paris it is a different matter. Here the secret agents of both countries still fight their own, silent, deadly battles. The Prince of Wales wallows in luxury under the sinister influence of his favourite, Gaveston, who has secret political ambitions to dominate the young prince and the English crown. These scandals are threatened with exposure when Lady Belmont, the prince's former mistress, is found dead, her neck broken, at the foot of a nunnery's steps. Was it suicide? An accident? Or malicious murder? Edward turns to his master spy, Hugh Corbett, to solve the mystery. In doing so, Corbett must face the deadly rivalry of his French counterpart, the murderous rage of Gaveston and the silent threats of assassins. He must also contend with the lies and silken deceits of his own master.
