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by Dr Paul Doherty (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (9 Jan 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747254397
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747254393
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 96,007 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The golden summer of 1303 and Oxford is plunged into chaos. The severed heads of beggars have been tied by their hair to the trees in woods outside the city. John Copsale, the Regent of Sparrow Hall, has been found dead in his bed and it is being whispered that he was murdered by the mysterious ‘Bell Man’. Then the college librarian and activist, Robert Ascham is discovered with a crossbow bolt in his chest. King Edward, hearing of the seething unrest in Oxford, arrives unannounced at Sir Hugh Corbett’s country manor, and insists that Corbett go to the city to solve the murderous mysteries. And when the King commands, few can resist even if it means knowingly entering a dangerous and violent world…

About the Author
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Doherty Scores Again!, 11 April 2000
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It's the "most scholarly" of the Hugh Corbett mysteries!

That's easy to conclude, as the setting of this tenth mystery in this series is in the university town of Oxford! P.C. Doherty has put his super sleuth, actually the "king's clerk," Sir Hugh Corbett, to work solving a tiresome problem for his friend and majesty King Edward I in "The Devil's Hunt." Severed heads of beggars are found in the wood around Oxford --witchcraft, Satanism, and rituals of the "old ways" spring to mind and Edward will have none of it. In addition, the Bellman has posted several notices around town warning that his revenge will know no bounds. He is determined to avenge the death and degradation of de Montfort, Edward's enemy in a civil war some 40 years earlier. And corpses of college officials begin appearing, reflecting the handiwork of this unknown Bellman.

Hugh is called out of retirement and agrees to help the king. Thus, with his trusty assistants Ranulf and Maltote, Corbett strikes out for Oxford and for what he hopes is a quick solution to the king's problem. Unfortunately, it is not so simple. More murders occur and the plot (and blood) thickens.

Naturally, by the time this tenth installment of the Corbett series comes to a close, all is well for the king. There are some sad turns of events in store for readers who have followed this series, however. Doherty's plot seems far more researched, more complicated than some of the earlier works. His ability to juxtapose the events of the late 13th century with modern thought and reasoning--not to mention writing styles!--is well documented. He clearly is able to make modern audiences appreciate that time period for what it was--oftentimes cruel, far less refined, and justice at the caprice of the king. He captures the tone and atmosphere of medieval England quite well.

The author, who writes under a number of other names as well--Michael Clynnes, Paul Harding, Paul Doherty, Anna Apostolou, to name a few--seems a dedicated historian and well worth the time spent in reading his exciting--and convincing-- historical mysteries. His eleventh Corbett edition ("The Demon Archer") awaits.

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best in the Series So Far, 22 Oct 2006
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This is the tenth book in the series of medieval mysteries featuring Sir Hugh Corbett. Obviously this 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 is still adding to them.

The year 1303 and Edward I hastily recalls into his service Sir Hugh Corbett, one time courier, chief clerk and spy. There are a series of disasters in the town of Oxford and Corbett has been so successful in such matters in the past that Edward wishes to send him to solve the mysteries.

Apart from several murders in the university, headless corpses are turning up in the woods outside the town. Compounding all of the problems is the fact that there is an assassin on the loose. A murderer who appears to have affiliations with the King's dead enemy, the Earl de Montfort.

The students are a drunken, unruly lot, many of them Welsh and bearing no love or loyalty to the King. This appears to be one of Sir Hugh's most difficult cases yet . . .
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5.0 out of 5 stars good quality, 17 May 2009
This was a present for my mum it arrived in good condition two days after i placed the order, i was very impressed with the service. The book was in good condition.
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