Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises (Murder Most Series) (Hardcover)

~ Martin Harry Greenberg (Editor), (Editor) "It's very beautiful, Sister Fidelma said softly..." (more)
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Here are thirteen deadly tales, all set within the dramatic turmoil of medieval Europe. Murder mystery fans and history buffs alike will be riveted by the selections offered by master anthologist Martin H. Greenberg and Nebula Award-winner John Helfers. You'll meet Peter Tremayne's seventh-century Celtic detective, Sister Fidelma, in "Like a Dog Returning;" discover Clayton Emery's take on Robin Hood in "Plucking a Mandrake;" learn about Brother Cadfael, soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, from the wicked pen of Ellis Peters; and many others—all in the service of investigating crime in the Middle Ages, from the misdeeds of commoners to the felonies of kings. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Here are thirteen deadly tales, all set within the dramatic turmoil of medieval Europe. Murder mystery fans and history buffs alike will be riveted by the selections offered by master anthologist Martin H. Greenberg and Nebula Award-winner John Helfers. You'll meet Peter Tremayne's seventh-century Celtic detective, Sister Fidelma, in "Like a Dog Returning;" discover Clayton Emery's take on Robin Hood in "Plucking a Mandrake;" learn about Brother Cadfael, soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, from the wicked pen of Ellis Peters; and many others?all in the service of investigating crime in the Middle Ages, from the misdeeds of commoners to the felonies of kings. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 291 pages
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing; 1st ed edition (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581820879
• ISBN-13: 978-1581820874
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #808,804 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb anthology, June 16, 2000

By A Customer

Murder Most Medieval is the best anthology of detective stories I have ever read. What makes it unusual is the uniformly high quality of the stories it contains. Each story is superb, beautifully written and skillfully plotted. Yet each story embodies its own author's style. The stories also differ from each other in in content; they are about different periods in time, about different kinds of person, about different ways and walks of life. I rarely like anthologies, but this one is truly extraordinary. The authors deserve much praise; most of the stories make me want to rush out and find other works by those authors unfamiliar to me. The editor deserves much praise as well for putting together such a unified and excellent work.

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice anthology, June 12, 2009

By	Colonel Jenna (Overland Park, Kansas USA) - See all my reviews

I was pleased with the book. The quality of the paper, typeface etc is good. The contents are also good. I wish there were a couple more stories. Fortunatly I had only read one of them before. The story types varied in time period, viewpoint, and nature of the mystery. I liked some more than others but they were all well-crafted and worth re-reading.

3.0 out of 5 stars Short Stories, May 22, 2008

By	J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises (Hardcover)

This is a book of short stories, a format I have never been particularly fond of. I personally use them to fill in the time between finishing one book and starting another and as medieval murder mystery stories are one of my favourites I was happy to acquire this one.

There are thirteen short stories in this book by some of the best medieval mystery writers around at the moment, including Michael Jecks, Margaret Frazer, Peter Tremayne, Edward Marston and many others. So within the cover of one book we are re-introduced to such old favourites as Sister Fidelma, Cadfael and other characters from the pens of these authors.