'Sir Hugh is in top form tracking down the wily killer of local
clerics while eating his way through a feast of mediaeval dishes. A
delightful mystery with an authentic historical touch.' Fiona Veitch
Smith, author and scriptwriter
'Time-travel from the safety of your armchair - with a murderous
twist. Mel Starr's eagerly awaited new Hugh de Singleton medieval
mystery doesn't disappoint his fans. Join everyone's favourite
physician-cum-bailiff as he endeavours to solve more dire
fourteenth-century crimes. ' Toni Mount, author of the Sebastian Foxley
murder mystery series
Keeping watch over the Easter Sepulchre, where the Host and crucifix are
stored between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, is considered a privilege.
So, it is shocking when it is discovered that Odo, the priest's clerk,
has abandoned his post in the middle of the night.
But as the hours pass and Odo is not found, panic rises. At first light
Bampton's bailiff, Hugh de Singleton, is roused from his bed.
It is Hugh that ingeniously finds the clue that leads all to fear for
the life of the missing man... The question is, will Hugh be called to
investigate another murder, or will he find the man hale and hearty? But
if the latter, where has the blood come from?