The Deadliest Sin - Hardcover

Medieval Murderers, The

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1471114368 ISBN 13: 9781471114366

Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

In the spring of 1348, tales begin arriving in England of poisonous clouds fast approaching, which have overwhelmed whole cities and even countries, with scarcely a human being left. While some pray more earnestly and live yet more devoutly, others vow to enjoy themselves and blot out their remaining days on earth by drinking and gambling.

And then there are those who hope that God's wrath might be averted by going on a pilgrimage. But if God was permitting his people to be punished by this plague, then it surely could only be because they had committed terrible sins?

So when a group of pilgrims are forced to seek shelter at an inn, their host suggests that the guests should tell their tales. He dares them to tell their stories of sin, so that it might emerge which one is the best.That is, the worst ...

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Bernard Knight, a former Home Office pathologist, is the author of the acclaimed Crowner John series. Former police officer Susanna Gregory's novels feature Matthew Bartholomew, a C14th Cambridge physician. Karen Maitland is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling C14th mysteries Company of Liars and The Owl Killers. Philip Gooden writes Shakespearean murder mysteries. Ian Morson is the author of the Oxford-based Falconer series.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1471114368
• ISBN 13: 9781471114366
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 480
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