Murder Most Holy (Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan)

Christian Historical Fiction (Books)

Author: Paul Doherty

In the early summer of 1379 in London, Sir John Cranston, Coroner of the city, is trapped into a wager with Signior Gian Galeazzo, Lord of Cremona, who challenges him to resolve a certain murder mystery within two weeks. Men have been found dead in the scarlet chamber of one of Cremona’s manors. They have no mark upon them; they have neither drunk nor eaten poison; there a….Read More

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