The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan Series by Paul Doherty, P. Harding

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  • The Nightingale Gallery (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #1)
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    The Nightingale Gallery (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #1)

    Paul Doherty, P. Harding

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1991

    In 1376, the famed Black Prince died of a terrible rotting sickness, closely followed by his father, King Edward III. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy, the future Richard II, and the great nobles gather like hungry wolves round the empty throne. A terrible power struggle threatens the country, and one of London's powerful merchant princes is foully murdered within a few days of the old king's death... more

  • The House of the Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #2)
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    The House of the Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #2)

    Paul Doherty

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1992

    In December 1377 a great frost has the city in its icy grip; even the Thames is frozen from bank to bank. Murder, revenge and treachery also make their presence felt. The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Whitton, is found murdered in a cold bleak chamber in the North Bastion... more

  • Murder Most Holy (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #3)
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    Murder Most Holy (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #3)

    Paul Doherty, P. Harding

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1992

    In the early summer of 1379 in London, Sir John Cranston, Coroner of the city, is trapped into a wager with Signior Gian Galeazzo, Lord of Cremona, who challenges him to resolve a certain murder mystery within two weeks. Men have been found dead in the scarlet chamber of one of Cremona's manors. They have no mark upon them; they have neither drunk nor eaten poison; there are no secret passageways or entrances to the room. And they all have awful expressions of terror upon their faces... more

  • The Anger of God (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #4)
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    The Anger of God (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #4)

    Paul Doherty, P. Harding

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1993

    In autumn 1379, the power of the British crown is invested in John of Gaunt, and the kingdom is seething with discontent. The French are attacking the southern ports and peasants are planning a revolt organized by a mysterious leader who proclaims himself “IRA DEI,” the anger of God. Meanwhile Gaunt's tenuous plans are plunged into chaos by a series of bloody murders in London. In desperation, Gaunt turns to Sir John Cranston to catch the killer and recover a vanished king’s ransom in gold... more

  • By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #5)
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    By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #5)

    Paul Doherty, P. Harding

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1994

    Scandal, murder and treason… Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang. Winter, 1379. French privateers are attacking the southern coast and threaten London itself, the very heart of the nation.The situation becomes dire when an English flotilla of warships, with the colossal God’s Bright Light among them, drops anchor in the Thames; during the first night, the entire watch of the ship disappears without a trace... more

  • The House of Crows (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #6)
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    The House of Crows (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #6)

    Paul Doherty, P. Harding

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1995

    In 1380, the King's parliament debates whether to grant money supplies to the Regent John of Gaunt for his war against the French. John orders Cranston to investigate the murders of the Shrewsbury representatives; the assassin must be caught before parliament suspects the Regent. Both Cranston and Brother Athelstan have their own problems: the coroner is puzzled by a thief stealing cats from Cheapside; Athelstan is concerned by claims that a devil is prowling his parish... more

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