The Joslin de Lay Mysteries Series by Dennis Hamley

The year is 1368, England is a dark and brutal place. It is also where Joslin de Lay's quest begins. His father murdered, Joslin makes his way to Wales for the answers to his father's death lie there. The road holds many dangers. Gather your belongings and journey with Joslin in the first of a new

England lives in fear. The plague has claimed many victims. Joslin has reached the walled city of London. A man is pulled out of the Thames with his throat cut. But his body is covered with boils. Why murder a condemned man? The answer comes in whispers.

Joslin de Lay has reached Oxford. He is taken to Doncaster College, where he sings for the Masters and his supper. But death has entered with him. Throughout the dark cloisters and musty libraries, bodies are being discovered. Too much knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

Joslin continues his quest to Wales and comes to Coventry. On the way he meets a band of travelling actors on the way to the Coventry Miracle Plays, acted every Corpus Christi Day. But they are not welcome in Coventry. Already one of the actors has dosappeared and when he's found he is a grisly warning to the rest... moreJoslin continues his quest to Wales and comes to Coventry. On the way he meets a band of travelling actors on the way to the Coventry Miracle Plays, acted every Corpus Christi Day. But they are not welcome in Coventry. Already one of the actors has dosappeared and when he's found he is a grisly warning to the rest. Someone is determined that they don't perform - but who? What secret does Crispin, the enigmatic minstrel, bring with him? What makes their Judgement Play so important? And what if they refuse to be silent? 'A man lay in front of her. Blood dribbled from his mouth. His fingers tried to grip the air. His legs and feet jerked feebly. Margery looled closer. Though the red glow was dim, she knew what she waw. The man was impaled on one of the teeth of the Mouth of Hell. ' less

Joslin de Lay is a medieval minstrel, with a penchant for solving mysteries. His journey across Britain concludes in this gripping novel. At last Joslin comes face to face with the malevolent cloaked man who has been tracking him, but the information Joslin receives in this encounter is devasting. Can he finally solve his own mystery?