The Herald of Hell (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #15)

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A medieval mystery featuring sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan May, 1381 The Great Revolt draws ever nearer The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night all over the city, striking terror into the hearts of those who oppose them But who is he When his chancery clerk is found hanged in a notorious Southwark brothel, the ruthless Thibault, John of Gaunt s Master of Secrets, summons Brother Athelstan to investigate Did Amaury Whitfield really kill himself following a visit from the terrifying Herald of Hell Athelstan is unconvinced In the dead man s possession was a manuscript containing a great secret which he had been striving to decipher If he could only unlock the cipher and interpret the messages being carried to the so called Herald of Hell, Athelstan would be one step closer to catching the killer But can he crack the code before the Great Revolt begins Read The Herald of Hell (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #15) author Paul Doherty – kino-fada.fr The best Paul Doherty novel in ages The Herald of Hell takes places literally days before the Great Revolt of 1381 So the atmosphere of the book is one of danger and fear.A clerk from the secret chancery of John of Gaunt is murdered in a brothel His servant seeks sanctuary at St Erconwalds and is also murdered All hell is breaking loose and only Sir Jack Cranston and Brother Athelstan stand in its path.Well written, fast paced, and damn near unputdownable The Herald of Hell had me on the The best Paul Doherty novel in ages The Herald of Hell takes places literally days before the Great Revolt of 1381 So the atmosphere of the book is one of danger and fear.A clerk from the secret chancery of John of Gaunt is murdered in a brothel His servant seeks sanctuary at St Erconwalds and is also murdered All hell is breaking loose and only Sir Jack Cranston and Brother Athelstan stand in its path.Well written, fast paced, and damn near unputdownable The Herald of Hell had me on the edge of my seat many times.As always, Paul loves his little inside jokes He ties the first Hugh Corbett novel, Satan in St Marys into the framework of this book And, as is his wont, his home town gets a mention I think he s worked it into just about every novel he s written.The next book in the ser...At just over 200 pages, I found this a fun and quick read Set in the days immediately preceding Wat Tyler s Revolt in 1381, the author paints a grim picture of what life in London must have been like Paranoia is running rampant among the followers of the King, the descriptions of every day life are vivid and in some respects revolting The plot is a standard murder mystery, an important clerk in John of Gaunt s intel service in found hanging in his room in an upscale brothel Bro Athelstan is At just over 200 pages, I found this a fun and quick read Set in the days immediately preceding Wat Tyler s Revolt in 1381, the author paints a grim picture of what life in London must have been like Paranoia is running rampant among the followers of the King, the descriptions of every day life are vivid and in some respects revolting The plot is a standard murder mystery, an important cle...I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.I have not read any of the other Brother Athelstan books, but I had no trouble figuring out what was going on and who was who While I like history, especially English history, I can sometimes have trouble with it all blending together The year 1381 was a very tumultuous one in England, and while I d learned about the Peasant s Revolt back in the day, one of the reason I like to read historical mystery is the chance I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.I have not read any of the other Brother Athelstan books, but I had no trouble figuring out what was going on and who was w...I am enjoying this newest progression of books revolving around the Peasant s Revolt during the reign of Richard and John of Gaunt Brother Athelson and Chief Coroner Cranston again investigate plots and murders around London in the atmosphere of dissatisfaction of the populous with the monarchy This author obviously knows the history well, but also has the remarkable ability to infuse his story with the sights you d see and the smells, sounds and ambience of this time in historical London I e I am enjoying this newest progression of books revolving around the Peasant s Revolt during the reign of Richard and John of Gaunt Brother Athelson and Chief Coroner Cranston again investigate plots and murders around London in the atmosphere of dissatisfaction of the populous with the monarchy This author obviously knows the history well, but also has the remarkable...On the eve of the Peasants Revolt in 1381, a clerk to John of Gaunt s spymaster is found hanging in his room in an inn that doubles as a brothel All the signs point to suicide the door locked and bolted from the inside, no possibility of access through the window, the suicide note, the fact that the clerk had been in terror of a grisly death once Wat Tyler s revolutionaries reached London Despite this, Brother Athelstan, the Dominican friar who assists the coroner, believes the clerk has be On the eve of the Peasants Revolt in 1381, a clerk to John of Gaunt s spymaster is found hanging in his room in an inn that doubles as a brothel All the signs point to suicide the door locked and bolted from the inside, no possibility of access through the window, the suicide note, the fact that the clerk had been in terror of a grisly death once Wat Tyler s revolutionaries reached London Despite this, Brother Athelstan, the Dominican friar who assists the coroner, believes the clerk has been murdered But how, and why and who out of the motley crowd of miscreants present at the brothel or from the outside might have done such a thing This was a random pick from the library and was my first Brother Athelstan mystery, so I didn t have any particular expectations I ve always liked the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, so I thought this might be alon...Search for the truth through the thick miasma of Medieval LondonThis book is the fifteenth in the very successful Brother Athelstan series, and the first I have had the pleasure of reading Doherty certainly knows his Medieval London and truly brings the stench and squalor alive on the page at times it almost had me scratching It is 1381 just before the Peasants Revolt over poll taxes and general grievances from all sectors of society The young King Richard II is on the throne and in the clu Search for the truth through the thick miasma of Medieval LondonThis book is the fifteenth in the very successful Brother Athelstan series, and the first I have had the pleasure of reading Doherty certainly knows his Medieval London and truly brings the stench and squalor alive on the page at times it almost had me scratching It is 1381 just before the Peasants Revolt over poll taxes and general grievances from all sectors of society The young King Richard II is on the throne and in the clutches of his uncle, John of Gaunt, who has appointed himself Regent but not all of the movers and shakers of the period are confident of the King s abilities and a threat is afoot to execute him, and his retinue, and then to sack and burn London.In the middle of all this plotting, Amaury Whitfield, clerk to Thibault, the Master of Secrets, is found hanging in a room locked and bolted from the inside The coroner, Sir John Cranston suspects foul play and calls upon his friend and fellow sceptic, Brot...The star rating I ve given this novel reflects on the quality of the writing and the really good mystery plot I have to say, though, that I m just about burned out on The Great Revolt of 1381 From a comment in the Author s Note following this story it would seem it will take at least onenovel to, hopefully, finish up this particular set of events I know they were hugely important in the history of the nation, but I m up to my eyebrows in Earthworms, Upright Men, and John of Gaunt.Brothe The star rating I ve given this novel reflects on the quality of the writing and the really good mystery plot I have to say, though, that I m just about burned out on The Great Revolt of 1381 From a comment in the Author s Note following this story it would seem it will take at least onenovel to, hopefully, finish up this particular set of events I know they were hugely important in the history of the nation, but I m up to my eyebrows in Earthworms, Upright Men, and John of Gaunt.Brother Athelstan of St Erconwald and Sir John Cranston, the High Coroner of London, are called to what is probably the most notorious brothel in Southwark, The Golden Oliphant, to investigate what seems to be a suicide by hanging Once at the brothel Brother Athelstan discovers that the chancery clerk of Thibault, Master of Secrets to Lord John of Gaunt, Amaury Whitfield, is hanging from a noose in his private room on the top floor of the brothel At first glance this must be a suicide since it presents the ...I have read all of the Brother Athelstan books and have become addicted to them Other reviewers have detailed the plot, so I won t go there What I will say is that the series gets darker and contains less humour the nearer it gets to The Great Revolt Peasant s Revolt is not that accurate a description This book is quite dark and the plot very involved with the up coming Revolt Having ripped through this book I am about to start the next in the series, The Great Revolt I am very concerne I have read all of the Brother Athelstan books and have become addicted to them Other reviewers have detailed the plot, so I won t go there What I will say is that the series gets darker and contains less humour the nearer it gets to Th...Eye catching cover Definitely.Smart underestimated monk detective Check.Plantagenet drama Of course Everything about this book supported the idea that I would like it, maybe even love it, but it never caught on There are some great descriptions of ...Depuis que Paul Doherty a repris l criture des enqu tes du dominicain Athelstan avec La Pierre de sang en 2011, apr s une interruption de huit ans, les romans de cette s rie se sont consid rablement enrichis en d tails, en description.Ce nouveau volume paru en fran ais ne fait pas exception et le lecteur est pris par le suspens de l enqu te comme par le frisson procur par le contexte, l imminence de la Grande R volte 1381 dont la pr paration occupe d ailleurs une place importante dans les di Depuis que Paul Doherty a repris l criture des enqu tes du dominicain Athelstan avec La Pierre de sang en 2011, apr s une interruption de huit ans, les romans de cette s rie se sont consid rableme...

The Herald of Hell (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #15)
  • English
  • 07 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 240 pages
  • 1780290799
  • Paul Doherty
  • The Herald of Hell (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #15)