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The Owls of Gloucester (Domesday Books) (Paperback)

by A.E. Marston (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; New edition edition (2 Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747262985
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747274094
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 97,582 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The ordered calm of Gloucester Abbey is shattered by the murder of one of its monks. The Abbot, ill-equipped to deal with such a heinous crime, is stunned by the Sheriff's belief that one of the monks is guilty. It is by this confusion that two Domesday Comminisioners are welcomed into the town.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced whodunnit and a surprising ending, 11 Feb 2000
By Charlotte Austin (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Owls of Gloucester (Domesday Books) (Hardcover)
This is the tenth outing for those intrepid Domesday Commissioners Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret.

As they ride into Gloucester they are hoping for a short and peaceful stay but once again they are disappointed for there has just been a murder at the Abbey. Unpopular rent collector Brother Nicholas has been found murdered by two young novices and naturally they take it upon themselves to find out whodunit. The sheriff is not pleased about this and tries to stop them but they doubt his ability to solve the business satisfactorily. Things are getting interesting anyway. Some say that Brother Nicholas was a wonderful man but it soon appears that he had many secrets. On top of this they also have to find out who is the true owner of a piece of land. Is it belligerent Strang the Dane, haughty Hamelin of Lisieux and his lovely wife Emma, calm Querengar the Breton or the highly useful Abraham, Archdeacon of Gwent? Then there is Golde Delchard's sister and her husband-to-be to entertain and more besides.

Just as the commissioners and their party find plenty to occupy them in Gloucester, so will the readers of this book find plenty to interest them. There isn't a dull page in this fast-paced story which dashes along like a champion racehorse to its surprising conclusion. In some of the earlier novels, Ralph's wife Golde did far more than she would realistically have done - helping to investigate the crime and assisting her husband - but here she played a more traditional role. Less politically correct perhaps but a lot more historically correct, which is of greater importance. Marston has a likeable bunch of characters in this series and I look forward to book eleven.

Rachel A. Hyde for The Charlotte Austin Review

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth Reading, 14 Nov 2004
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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Edward Marston is a very accomplished writer and a knowledgeable historian. He has the ability to weave a complex plot around an accurate representation of how life would be in the 11th century in England and make it spellbinding and interesting for the reader.
The calm of Gloucester Abbey is broken when the body of a murdered monk is found in the Bell tower of the Abbey. The Sheriff is all to quick to assume that the murderer must be one of the monks. When Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret arrive in Gloucester they begin their own investigations into who is responsible. But the killing is only the start of trouble which threatens to over-run the whole community.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth a Read, 6 April 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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Edward Marston is a very accomplished writer and a knowledgeable historian. He has the ability to weave a complex plot around an accurate representation of how life would be in the 11th century in England and make it spellbinding and interesting for the reader.

The calm of Gloucester Abbey is broken when the body of a murdered monk is found in the Bell tower of the Abbey. The Sheriff is all to quick to assume that the murderer must be one of the monks. When Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret arrive in Gloucester they begin their own investigations into who is responsible. But the killing is only the start of trouble which threatens to over-run the whole community.
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