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The Hangman's Hymn (Canterbury Tales Mysteries, Book 5)

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5th August 2002

Price: £8.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780747258711

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Stumbling upon an execution, Chaucer’s pilgrims witness a hanging that leaves the carpenter in a dead faint. That evening, he narrates the tale of a Gloucester hangman whose involvement in the secretive punishment of three witches unleashes a vicious spate of revenge killings.

Reviews

Bookseller
Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits
Time Out
A romping good read
CADS 20
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller