Book description
In early 1302 a violent serial killer lurks in the city of London,
slitting the throats of prostitutes. And when Lady Somerville, one of
the Sisters of St Martha, is murdered in the same barbaric fashion, her
death is closely followed by that of Father Benedict in suspicious
circumstances. Edward of England turns to his trusted master clerk, Hugh
Corbett, to reveal the identity of the bloodthirsty assassin. Joining
Corbett on his mission are his devious manservant Ranulf and his
faithful horseman Maltote. In the dark, fetid streets of the city and in
the desolate abbey grounds, they encounter danger and deceit at every
turn. Only Ragwort, the mad beggar, has seen the killer strike, and the
one clue that Corbett has to help him is Lady Somerville's cryptic
message: 'Calcullus non facit monachum ' - the cowl does not make the
monk. The sixth thrilling novel in Paul Doherty's Hugh Corbett series.
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool
and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on
Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in
north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.
