Book description
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? 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.
