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A Corpse at St Andrew's Chapel

The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon, Book 2

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A Corpse at St Andrew's Chapel

By: Mel Starr
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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A further episode in the Unquiet Bones series, following the life and fortunes of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon in medieval Bampton, Oxfordshire

Alan, the beadle of the manor of Bampton, had gone out at dusk to seek those who might violate curfew. When, the following morning, he had not returned home, his young wife Matilda had sought out Master Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and bailiff of the manor. Two days later Alan’s corpse was discovered in the hedge, at the side of the track to St. Andrew’s Chapel. His throat had been torn out - his head was half severed from his body - and his face, hands, and forearms were lacerated with deep scratches.

Master Hugh, meeting Hubert the coroner at the scene, listened carefully to the coroner’s surmise that a wolf had caused the great wound. And yet, if so, why was there no blood?

©2013 Mel Starr (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing Christian Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Mystery Middle ages Surgery

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I really enjoyed this book and was so happy when I realised Steven Crossley was reading. Looking forward to the next book.

Good story

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loved it. simple but lovely storyline
not too complicated to follow and I love the ending
definitely worth a listen can't wait for the next one.
Steven crossley is one of my favourite narrators

a corpse

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very good narrator reminded me of Derek Jacobi . .took me away from stressful things and a good way of leaving work at work after a 12+ he shift

minnihaha@icloud.com

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I can't think why people are negative about this series of audible murder mysteries. I think each book is original and absorbing. The reader is competent and actually quite soothing if you want a book at bedtime.
The main protagonists are likeable but not overpowering. Historical detail is well-researched and of interest in moving the plot along. I have read these novels out of sequence but have found them coherent and consistently good.
Have a listen to the free ones; you'll buy the rest without hesitation.
The main character expresses opinions that are consistent with the culture and beliefs of the time. Critics of these pronouncements, have missed the point of setting the stories in that era.

Well-researched

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Great narration and storyline. Good blend of plot and period facts. Onwards to the 3rd book….

Very enjoyable

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I'm doing a review for the whole series as I've left it so long since I started listening to them.

I would highly recommend this series and in fact I have done so to a number of people already. Very impressed with the writing, the research that seems to have been done and the historical accuracy is excellent.

Nice characters, good pace, interesting stories. Really interesting to see the ability of surgeons then and the ways Hugh deducts things.

Great series

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I loved listening to this medieval murder/mystery. It was interesting learning some new medieval words: leirwite - a fine for adultery, cresset - a metal holder for a fire torch, and mounted on a pole, containing oil, grease, wood or coal. Pannaging pigs. You can guess that one. But if not it is the practice of releasing pigs in a forest so that they can feed on fallen acorns, beechmast, chestnuts or other nuts.

A Corpse at St Andrews’s

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I chose these books because Steven Crossley narrated them. This book is very absorbing and I could not wait to hear the next chapter about Bampton village and castle which came to life through the characterisation Steven put into his narration of the story. Loved it and I will be choosing more of the Hugh de Singleton Chronicles.

Excellent narrator and good story

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Really enjoyed my second book in the series. Narrator is excellent as is the storyline

A must read/listen if you like the Shardlake series

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Really enjoyed this 2nd book as well as the 1st in this series, am now hooked and looking forward to hearing the rest

Enjoying

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