14th Century
A Parliament of Spies
This fourth installment featuring Abbess Hildegard is set during the tumultuous times of the reign of Richard II in the…
Troubled Bones
In 1385, disgraced knight Crispin Guest, known as the Tracker, an investigator of crimes, travels to Canterbury at the request…
Of Faith and Fidelity: Geoffrey Hotspur and the War for St. Peter’s Throne
I have to admit that I found this novel very difficult to read. This had nothing to do with the…
The Faerie Hills
Set in autumn 1373 on windswept Colonsay Isle in the Scottish Hebrides, The Faerie Hills picks up where A Mass…
The Crusade of Darkness
This novel I found confusing, the plot a bit of a muddle. The cover states that The Crusade of Darkness…
The Killer of Pilgrims
This sixteenth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew takes place at Cambridge University in the winter of 1358. The traditional rivalry between…
The Silver Stag
The Silver Stag is a historical adventure set in Ireland during the 14th century. The story centres on four children…
Dark Angels
Editors' choice
Wolf is a novice monk, driven by the cruelty of his master to run away. The story begins with his…
A Trail of Ink
The affable hero of Mel Starr’s A Trail of Ink tells the reader that “he had come to Oxford on…
The Crowfield Demon
Set in an abbey in 1348, with a glossary explaining such terms as ‘triforium’ and ‘shawm’, there’s plenty of history…
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