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. Together with his ally Brother Athelstan, Cranston must face threats from the most powerful classes as well as attacks from the seedy underworld—along with a chilling exorcism—in order to bring a subtle murderer to justice.
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Paul Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including the Ancient Egypt Trilogy, the Ancient Roman Mysteries series, and The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Gaunt, Sorrowful and the Coroner,
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This review is from: The Anger of God (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan) (Paperback)
Author Paul Doherty is his usual competent self in this fourth outing in the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan. In 1379, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, effectively rules England as the Regent for young King Henry VI. But the kingdom is seething with discontent; sinister plots seem to abound, even in the royal palace-or especially in the royal palace. But not just there. A peasant revolt seems imminent, led by someone calling himself Ira Dei, the "Anger of God." The 100 Years' War erupts once more after a time of relative peace. The English are losing their hard-won territories in France, and raids on the English coast are in the offing. What conspiracies are adding to the danger? Gaunt brings together some of London's most important merchant princes to try to establish order, only to have his plans ruined by a series of murders. Gaunt calls on Sir John Cranston, the coroner of London, and his clerk Brother Athelsan to get to the bottom of things. I don't care for the stereotypical portrayal of Cranston over the course of this series-always drunk or getting drunk, boisterous, etc. His obesity I can handle, but fat and drunk are overly emphasized. To me drunk is neither funny nor endearing, especially as a staple attribute in one the focal characters. The conflicted life and emotions of Brother Athelstan, however, are well portrayed, and Doherty (who originally published this series under the pen name of Paul Harding) puts his historical knowledge and craftsmanship into another good outing, though the emphasis on sordid detail and daily filth in 14th century English life may be a bit much for some readers.
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The Fourth Book in the Series,
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Anger of God (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan) (Paperback)
This is the fourth book in the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series. This novel combined with the early books in the Hugh Corbett series is one of Paul Doherty's earlier offerings and he has since written many more books and is now an established author of medieval novels and has also added a number of novels on Egypt to his ever growing list of titles. Having said that it is one of his earlier offerings does not mean that it is inferior to his current books, quite the opposite. The Hugh Corbett mysteries were and are extremely popular and Paul Doherty has found another winner with the Brother Athelstan series.
The year is 1379, England is a seething mass of discontent. John of Gaunt has the English crown and the English are less than happy with this hard and domineering man who has grabbed at the opportunity to rule as Regent. So much so that the peasants are planning a revolt. The revolt is being organised through a network of go betweens and Brother Athelstan is worried that some of his parishioners may have been ill advised and secretly joined those who wish to bring John of Gaunt down. When some of Gaunt's plans are foiled by a series of murders the Regent is incensed and calls on the services of Sir John Cranston and his friend and secretary Brother Athelstan to assist in solving the crimes.
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