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by P.C. Doherty (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; READING CREASES, EDGE CORNER WEAR, edition (8 April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747275254
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747275251
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 861,054 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Ashdown Forest, 1303: an outlaw, the Owlman, discovers the corpse of a woman (a noblewoman?) in a shallow forest grave, an arrow in her throat. Unwilling to leave the decomposing body to the scavengers--this writing is graphic--Owlman delivers her to the door of the local convent: "he'd give Lady Madeleine and her nuns an opportunity to show some charity". So begins The Demon Archer, Paul Doherty's 11th Hugh Corbett mystery and another classic in the genre of medieval detective fiction. Within pages, there's a second corpse: Lord Henry Fitzalan, the very image of gothic sexuality and corruption--the Owlman's prime suspect in the death of the woman, "a great lord, a friend and confidant of the King", he dabbles in the black arts--is felled by an arrow to the chest. Hunting accident, or murder? Enter Hugh Corbett, keeper of the King's Secret Seal, directed to track down Sir Henry's murderer and--the plot thickens--to test the dead Lord's allegiance to the King, Edward II. A heady brew of murder, history and politics drives this fiction--together with the promise of what Doherty calls a certain "historical truth" in the characters and events framing this complex tale. --Vicky Lebeau


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A medieval mystery featuring detective Hugh Corbett who is assigned to investigate the murder of the unpopular Lord Henry Fitzalan and discovers a number of suspects. From the author of GHOSTLY MURDERS, A TOURNAMENT OF MURDERS and THE DEVIL'S HUNT.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Doherty hits a bulls eye!, 19 April 2000
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This review is from: The Demon Archer (A Mystery Featuring Medieval Sleuth Hugh Corbett) (Paperback)
Readers around the world can sigh with relief! Hugh Corbett is alive and well and bent on solving yet another mystery for his King and country! In "The Demon Archer," Paul Doherty stops the suspense he created in his last book ("The Devil's Hunt") when we find Corbett mortally wounded! Saved by his iron will (and a heavy leather protective coating), the King's Clerk and chief sleuth survives; the assassin's crossbolt proves not fatal, though we are told it was touch and go for a while and the outcome was uncertain!). We are lucky readers, indeed!

Now Sir Hugh is off to solve the death of one of King Edward's chief land owners, Lord Henry Fitzalan, who has been unceremoniously murdered while on a hunt. There is no shortage of suspects, as Fitzalan has created enough enemies, both inside his household and throughout the land. And Doherty is quick to take advantage of all these writing opportunities to thicken the plot not just a little!

However, it is all in good reading, as Doherty fans will acknowledge. Indeed, this seems to be his best crafted work and one is not disappointed in the outcome. Hugh once again meets up with his old nemesis da Craon as he goes head to toe with their feud, which, over the course of the eleven books in this series, is both personal and professional. The King's chess game with French King Philip IV continues as this royal intrigue plays on and on and on, as historians well know. The Corbett series seems to get better and better and "The Demon Archer" leads us to believe that it will not be the last. Let's hope not!

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Series Gets Better and Better, 20 Mar 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Demon Archer (Hardcover)

This is the eleventh 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 the death of Lord Henry Fitzalan on the feast day of St. Matthew is a murder widely reported, but very little mourned. The man was a pervert and a bully. Known for his lecherous pursuits. It is also widely known among the local population that Lord Henry attended midnight meeting with witches covens. He was a man who's only interest was in his own well-being, a man of few friends.

When Sir Hugh is sent to bring the murderer to justice, he quickly realises that finding a suspect will not be a difficult task. Virtually every person who knew Lord Fitzalan hated him with a vengeance. There were many people who would quite happily have murdered the Lord if the opportunity arose. Finding the actual killer was not going to be easy.
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Series Runs and Runs, 22 Oct 2006
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Demon Archer (A Mystery Featuring Medieval Sleuth Hugh Corbett) (Paperback)
This is the eleventh 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 the death of Lord Henry Fitzalan on the feast day of St. Matthew is a murder widely reported, but very little mourned. The man was a pervert and a bully. Known for his lecherous pursuits. It is also widely known among the local population that Lord Henry attended midnight meeting with witches covens. He was a man who's only interest was in his own well-being, a man of few friends.

When Sir Hugh is sent to bring the murderer to justice, he quickly realises that finding a suspect will not be a difficult task. Virtually every person who knew Lord Fitzalan hated him with a vengeance. There were many people who would quite happily have murdered the Lord if the opportunity arose. Finding the actual killer was not going to be easy.
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