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An intricately plotted medieval mystery inspired by Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

About the Author

Paul Doherty studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities, and is now headmaster of a school in Essex. He is the author of more than eighty historical mysteries including the Hugh Corbett, Mathilde of Westminster and Canterbury Tales medieval mystery series.

Reviews

Delight your medievalist fans with Doherty's seventh tale, in which the Physician shares an eerie tale with Chaucer's pilgrims as they make their way to Canterbury
*Library Journal*

Despite the number of balls in the air Doherty drops nary a one as he provides another intriguing look at the past through the lens of a murder inquiry
*Publishers Weekly*