The Eve of Saint Hyacinth [Hardcover]

Kate Sedley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

Medieval sleuth Roger the Chapman sets out to uncover the traitorous spy who has infiltrated the household of the Duke of Gloucester, the brother of King Edward IV, has killed the only man who could identify him, and is now targeting the duke himself.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Another treat from Sedley for the historical fiction lover. Medieval peddler and sometime sleuth Roger the Chapman must expose a killer spy who has wormed his way into the Duke of Gloucester's household. Fine work.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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As England prepares for war with France, the duke of Gloucester, the devoted brother of King Edward IV, is targeted for death. Once again, Roger the Chapman, an itinerant peddler with extraordinary powers of deduction, must come to the aid of the duke. In order to ferret out the traitor, Roger goes undercover as a servant in the royal household. When a probable informant is brutally murdered, Roger works feverishly to unravel the plot and expose the mastermind before the fateful Eve of St. Hyacinth. An artfully crafted caper in an authentically realized medieval setting. Margaret Flanagan

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312143311
• ISBN-13: 978-0312143312
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #892,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fifth Book in a Captivating Series, March 6, 2007

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J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Eve of Saint Hyacinth (Hardcover)

The Author Kate Sedley was born in Bristol and it is probably no coincidence that the majority of the Roger Chapman books take place in and around the Bristol area. Kate was educated at the Red Maid's School in Westbury-on-Trym. She is married and has a son and a daughter.

Kate Sedley's books about Roger Chapman, the pedlar come murder mystery sleuth are becoming more and more popular and rightly so. They are good entertaining reading with plots and backgrounds that have been well thought out and well researched. They are what I would call light reading (very much like the writing style of Paul Doherty or Bernard Knight, two other well known authors of medieval mysteries). This book is the fifth in the series.

England has been suffering for years under the yolk of the Wars of the Roses and just when the country appears to be getting back to some normality King Edward IV decides to invade France. The year is 1475 and our investigative hero, Roger the Chapman has learnt of a plot to kill Richard of Gloucester. All Roger has to do now is discover who is behind the plot and expose them to the authorities.