Uctred thought he had discovered pig bones. He did not know or care why they were in the cesspit at the base of Bampton Castle wall...
The Blurb
Hugh of Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, has been educated as a clerk, usually a prelude to taking holy orders. However, feeling no certain calling despite a lively faith, he turns to the profession of surgeon, training in Paris and then hanging out his sign in Oxford.
Hugh is asked by a local lord to track down the killer of a young woman. She is identified as the impetuous missing daughter of a local blacksmith, and her young man, whom she had provoked very publicly, is in due course arrested and sentenced at the Oxford assizes. With graphic medical procedures, misdirection, and droll medieval wit, this tale will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
My Mini Review
This is the first in a 17 book series and I enjoyed it very much. I definitely want to read the next in the series, A Corpse at St. Andrew's Chapel.
Set in medieval Oxford, Hugh de Singleton is a surgeon. However, his skills are noticed by Lord Gilbert of Bampton Castle who soon recruits him to solve a murder when human bones are discovered in the cesspit of his castle.
This is well worth reading and I highly recommend it.
Book Details
ISBN: 978 1782640660
Publisher: Lion Fiction
Formats: e-book, audio and paperback
No. of Pages: 256 (paperback)
Series: Book 1 in the Hugh Singleton series
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About the Author
Mel Starr was born and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating with a MA in history from Western Michigan University in 1970, he taught history in Michigan public schools for thirty-nine years, thirty-five of those in Portage, MI, where he retired in 2003 as chairman of the social studies department of Portage Northern High School. Mel and his wife, Susan, have two daughters and eight grandchildren.
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