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The Hour of the Fox
The Hour of the Fox
The Hour of the Fox
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The Hour of the Fox

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Introducing reluctant spy and friar-sleuth Brother Rodric Chandler in the first of a brand-new medieval mystery series.

London. July, 1399. As rumours spread that his ambitious cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, has returned from exile in France, King Richard's grip on the English throne grows ever more precarious. Meanwhile, the body of a young woman is discovered at Dowgate sluice. When it's established that the dead woman was a novice from nearby Barking Abbey, the coroner calls in his friend, Brother Chandler, to investigate.

Who would cut the throat of a young nun and throw her remains in the river? And what was she doing outside the confines of the priory in the first place? Secretly acting as a spy for Henry Bolingbroke, Chandler is torn by conflicting loyalties and agonising self-doubt. As the king's cousin marches towards Wales and England teeters on the brink of civil war, Chandler's investigations will draw him into affairs of state – and endanger not only himself but all those around him.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSevern House
Release dateApr 1, 2020
ISBN9781448304110
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Cassandra Clark

Cassandra Clark is an award-winning scriptwriter for theatre, radio and television, and the author of nine previous novels in the Hildegard of Meaux medieval mystery series. Running wild near the ruins of the Abbey of Meaux in the East Riding as a child became her inspiration for the series while the discovery in a dusty archive of the Chronicle of Meaux written in 1395 is the secret source for her research.

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    July 1399 To the background of the turmoil times between Richard II and his cousin Henry Bolingbrook, a body of a female novice from Barking Abbey is discovered, naked, murdered, at Dowgate. Sir Arnold Archer, London Coroner, and Brother Rodric Chandler, (spy for Bolingbrook) investigate.
    An enjoyable well-written historical (fictional) mystery, the writer easily makes the characters come alive in your mind as you read the story. A good solid start to a new series.
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