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Hugh de Singleton has come to Oxford seeking a wife. He finds treachery and murder. A Trail of Ink is a beautifully written medieval mystery set in 14th century Oxford. Mel Starr writes with the flowing language, startling detail and understated humor of one who has mastered his period and his craft. --Donna Fletcher Crow, author of A Very Private Grave
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'I had never seen Master John Wyclif so afflicted. He told me later that it was as onerous to plunder a bachelor scholar's books as to steal another man's wife. I had, at the time, no way to assess the accuracy of that opinion, for I had no wife and few books ...' So begins another delightful and intriguing tale from the life of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon in the medieval village of Bampton, near Oxford, and bailiff of Bampton Castle. Hugh sets his cap at the delightful Kate, who proves equally resourceful in the search for the missing books. Some very determined adversaries are out to stop him, permanently if necessary - but are they motivated by greed, or more personal animosity? Then the corpse of a poor scholar, who had tried to sell one of the books, is found in the river: but he had not simply drowned ...
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This was interesting both as a mystery & as a historical account. I think it is well written.A Trail of Ink: The Third Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon (Hugh De Singleton 3)
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"A Trail of Ink" is Mel Starr's third book in his Hugh de Singleton series. (There is a fourth-book-to-be, as excepted in the back of the third.). Hugh is a bailiff and surgeon (not physician) who is the employ of Lord Gilbert, from Bampton, a small town not far from Oxford. He's a young man - trained in Paris and Oxford - and is making a name for himself in both Bampton and Oxford.
Mel Starr's series of medieval mysteries will probably not appeal to the ordinary mystery lover. There seem to be a small subset of mystery readers/history jocks, who, in a Venn diagram would meet at Mel Starr's books. The novels are very well written by Mr Starr, an American teacher, who is familiar with both medieval history and science.
In this third novel, Hugh has left Bampton for some errands in Oxford. He is hesitantly - and rather ineptly, so it seems - courting a stationer's daughter, Kate Caxton. That his suit is successful really depends on the forthright Kate, who doesn't suffer fools gladly and is able to see past Hugh's timidity in courtship. Hugh is also in Oxford to help track down 20 (or 22) books - handwritten as they were then - belonging to the noted John Wyclif. The books were stolen from Master Wyclif's rooms and are up-for-grabs. Hugh manages to get himself and his helper, Arthur, in-and-out of trouble, both physical and legal.
Starr's characters are well-written, as are his plots. The reader learns something - a lot, actually - about 13th century England and its people. Good reading, again, for the self-selected reader.
Mel Starr's series of medieval mysteries will probably not appeal to the ordinary mystery lover. There seem to be a small subset of mystery readers/history jocks, who, in a Venn diagram would meet at Mel Starr's books. The novels are very well written by Mr Starr, an American teacher, who is familiar with both medieval history and science.
In this third novel, Hugh has left Bampton for some errands in Oxford. He is hesitantly - and rather ineptly, so it seems - courting a stationer's daughter, Kate Caxton. That his suit is successful really depends on the forthright Kate, who doesn't suffer fools gladly and is able to see past Hugh's timidity in courtship. Hugh is also in Oxford to help track down 20 (or 22) books - handwritten as they were then - belonging to the noted John Wyclif. The books were stolen from Master Wyclif's rooms and are up-for-grabs. Hugh manages to get himself and his helper, Arthur, in-and-out of trouble, both physical and legal.
Starr's characters are well-written, as are his plots. The reader learns something - a lot, actually - about 13th century England and its people. Good reading, again, for the self-selected reader.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I am a great fan of historical crime from Lindsey Davis to David Dickinson with everything in between, but read much too quickly. So its great to find a new author. This is Mel Starrs third novel ,and I have read all three.
Not as good or complex as Arianna Franklin (The Maze of Death etc) but a solid 4 stars from me. Nicely researched, with believable characters, and a good solid plot. What more could you want,apart from wishing he had a big back catalogue... I shall just have to wait patiently for the next
Not as good or complex as Arianna Franklin (The Maze of Death etc) but a solid 4 stars from me. Nicely researched, with believable characters, and a good solid plot. What more could you want,apart from wishing he had a big back catalogue... I shall just have to wait patiently for the next
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a trail of ink
moderate who dun it , gets better the further in you read and the ending is unusual to say the least, so worth reading if you have nothing more interesting to read
Published 8 months ago by E. Riby-evans
A straightforward trail
A Trail of Ink.
The American author's third "Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon" and probably the best of the three. Read more
The American author's third "Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon" and probably the best of the three. Read more
Published 11 months ago by JAG
A bit tedious
I liked the first of the series; I 'sort-of' enjoyed the second. In this third book, the author has somewhat run out of steam. I shan't get the fourth... if there is one.
Published 18 months ago by Neil French
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