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The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker (Medieval West Country Mysteries)
 
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The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker (Medieval West Country Mysteries) (Paperback)

by Michael Jecks (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (7 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747266115
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747266112
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 55,473 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #15 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > J > Jecks, Michael
    #86 in  Books > Fiction > Genre > Historical Adventure Stories
    #89 in  Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Mystery > British Detectives

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‘If you’ve an appetite for atmospheric sleuthing then you’ll find this as satisfying as a jug of the finest mulled Yuletide ale’ (NORTHERN ECHO )

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For Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King’s Peace, and Bailiff Simon Puttock, the Christmas of 1321 looks set to be one of great festivity. They are to receive the prestigious gloves of honour in a ceremony led by the specially elected Boy-Bishop. But they soon learn that Ralph - the glovemaker - has been stabbed to death. Then Peter, a Secondary at the cathedral, collapses from poisoning. Simon and Baldwin must solve the riddles surrounding the deaths, but as they dig for the truth they find that many of Exeter’s leading citizens are not what - or who - they seem to be...

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Complicated and Well Thought Out Plot, 30 May 2005
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I love Michael Jeck's books and cannot wait for a new one to be published. Somehow this one had escaped the net, I had not read it before.

Sir Baldwin Furnshill and his friend Simon Puttock have each been summoned to Exeter to receive an award from the Cathedral. The award is pair of jewelled gloves for each man. Presented to them by the "Boy Bishop," a title bestowed upon one of the young boy choristers of the Cathedral, who to all intents and purposes is the Bishop of Exeter for one day during the Christmas festivities.

Little do they know when they set out for Exeter, Sir Baldwin with his wife Jeanne, and Simon alone, the murder and mayhem that awaits them in the Cathedral City.

This is a complicated and well thought out plot and keeps the reader guessing until the last pages.

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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good reading !, 28 Nov 2001
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I read this book following a book by Bernard Knight (Tinner's Corpse). I must say that I prefer this one because the plot was more complex and there were more twists. In fact, I found the book so engrossing that I finished it in one night. That's because it was very good !
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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Medieval murders, two great sleuths and an old custom., 15 Feb 2001
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Excellent! I highly recommend this one, and there are nine previous books about the same two sleuths to enjoy.
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