Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Series by Paul Doherty

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  • An Ancient Evil (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury #1)
    #1

    An Ancient Evil (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury #1)

    Paul Doherty

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1994

    An Ancient Evil inaugurates an ingenious new series of historical mysteries by P. C. Doherty, each one using characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In Chaucer's poem, the pilgrims narrate tales to pass the time during their journey to the sacred shrine of Canterbury; Doherty's pilgrims entertain their companions with stories of mystery, terror, and murder... more

  • Ghostly Murders (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury #4)
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    Ghostly Murders (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury #4)

    Paul Doherty

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1997

    Pilgrim Poor Parson tells the tale of Brothers Philip and Edmund, who are appointed priests of the small Kentish village of Scawsby, where they quickly decide to build a new church and graveyard for the town. When the two relocate the graves to the new site, some coffins are uncovered empty and others with the remains of townsfolk buried alive. Philip investigates, murders and disappearances occur, and soon both he and his brother are led into a final, shattering climax of evil and peril.

  • The Hangman's Hymn (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury #5)
    #5

    The Hangman's Hymn (Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury #5)

    Paul Doherty

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1999

    Stumbling upon an execution, Chaucer's pilgrims witness a hanging that leaves the carpenter in a dead faint. That evening, he narrates the tale of a Gloucester hangman whose involvement in the secretive punishment of three witches unleashes a vicious spate of revenge killings.When Simon Cotterill, a carpenter, followes his sweetheart to Gloucester, he is beaten by her father's thugs... more

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