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Hymn to Murder
- Hugh Corbett, Book 21
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
1312. The shadows around the English Crown grow ever darker in the 21st instalment of the much-loved Hugh Corbett series by Paul Doherty. An enthralling medieval mystery not to be missed by fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell.
Hugh Corbett returns in the 21st gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.
Secrets simmer in the lonely wasteland of Dartmoor.
Spring, 1312. At Malmaison Manor, Lord Simon is concealing a dark secret - one he arrogantly assumes will never catch up with him. But someone knows about the crime he committed, and they've found a way to make him pay. And he's not alone. When he is found mysteriously slain, other deaths soon follow. Meanwhile, ships on the Devonshire coast are being deliberately wrecked, their crews slaughtered, their cargoes plundered.
Sir Hugh Corbett and Lord Simon are bound by the Secret Chancery and their search for one precious ruby - the Lacrima Christi. So, when Corbett learns of Lord Simon's death, he is once more dragged into a tangled web of lies and intrigued, and it's not long before secrets of his own start to surface. As the Hymn to Murder reaches its crescendo, can Corbett confront his past and live to see another day?
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- Kimmsie
- 11-05-21
Paul Doherty does it again
Another great outing or Sir Hugh Corbett. I really love these stories and cannot wait for the next one.
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- Mrs L Liney
- 13-08-20
Brilliant
Paul Doherty is a superb author. I’ve read many of his books, but this is the first one on Audible.
Most enjoyable and well read.
Loved it.
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- Janicef
- 02-03-22
Doherty used to be so good,what went wrong?
Does Paul Doherty still write his own stuff? the difference between this and his earlier books in the same series is huge. A poor story, the usual good chariturisations are missing, familiar characters seem disjointed and separate only there to explain the already transparent plot. Chanson appears to be asleep all the time(which doesn't seem to bother his lord at all) and Ranolf simply follows his lord around simply to set the stage and explain the obvious. And the research? true its necessary to fudge things to make the book work,but servants at the bottom of the food chain who can read and write!! most of the king's court couldn't read or write at that time. And now there is a new weapon of choice for the bad guys, a miniature crossbow used like a colt 45 in a cowboy film. We are even told the killer may have had one of these pocket rockets in each hand which he can raise aim and fire at moment's notice. Forget it , there were small crossbows but they were (a) not that small (B) impossible to use quickly and (C) so inaccurate the user would be lucky to hit the side of a barn whereas the killer in this book hits EVERY victim square between the eyes EVERY time. In general, the surroundings are getting more fantasy and less factual in each book. and the plots transparent and repetitive (there is usually dead body in a room locked from the inside,or a variation of the same)return to the early days...please
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- Devon Girl
- 26-12-21
More predictable mayhem in medieval England
Alas, Sir Hugh and his dim henchman are becoming boring . Too much over-elaborate plotting and endless explanation make this story tiresome as well as unnecessarily gory.
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