The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Whitton, is found murdered in a cold, bleak chamber. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers—so how did the assassin get in? And why was Sir Ralph so terrified by a message he received a few days before his death?
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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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A Puzzle for Athelstan,
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The House of the Red Slayer (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the second 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.
In this novel Brother Athelstan is set a conundrum. What appears to be the perfect crime, the murder of Sir Ralph Whitton. Sir Ralph is the Constable of the Tower of London and he is found in one of its bleak and forbidden chambers. But the door was still locked from the inside and was guarded by trusted men. The crux of the matter is how did the murderer enter the chamber, commit the crime and then get out leaving the door locked from the inside and not disturbing the guards in the process? Why was the Constable so terrified and appalled by the message he received on days before his death?
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- The Horus Killings by P. C. Doherty in Front Matter
- The Hangman's Hymn: The Carpenter's Tale of Mystery and Murder as he goes on a Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury by P. C. Doherty in Front Matter
- The Assassins of Isis: A Story of Ambition, Politics and Murder Set in Ancient Egypt by P. C. Doherty in Front Matter
- The Mask of Ra by P. C. Doherty in Front Matter
- The Anubis Slayings by P. C. Doherty in Front Matter
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