The Twice-Hanged Man (Medieval Mysteries) (Large Print / Paperback)

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By Priscilla Royal
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This is book number 15 in the Medieval Mysteries series.

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Autumn, 1282

As Edward I wages a bloody conflict with Wales, Prioress Eleanor escorts her younger brother, Robert, and his wife, who is in labor, from their Marcher lands to greater safety at a Wynethorpe manor in a village just inside the English border. They are joined by Brother Thomas, the Prioress's trusted friend, and Sister Anne, who helps navigate the difficult birth and delivers a baby girl.

Mother and child may be healthy, but Death never wanders far from this beloved Prioress—whether she's home at Tyndal in Norfolk or traveling the realm. The local abbot begs her help—the village priest has been found dead and standing over him is, a reliable witness says, the ghost of Hywel, the village stonemason who was recently hanged for slaying some sleeping English soldiers.

Bone tired, Brother Thomas questions the village hangman, who assures him that Hywel was hanged once and then, when the weight of the fat felon strung up alongside him broke the beam of the gallows, was hanged again. The experienced executioner checked all the bodily signs—Hywel was dead. But where is his grave? And what secrets are the mysterious locals keeping from the outsiders visiting their troubled home?

About the Author

Priscilla Royal grew up in British Columbia and earned a B.A. in World Literature at San Francisco State University, where she discovered the beauty of medieval literature. She is a theater fan as well as a reader of history, mystery, and fiction of lesser violence. When not hiding in the thirteenth century, she lives in Northern California and is a member of California Writers Club, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

Praise For…

"The 15th adventure for Royal's clever, conflicted prioress continues her mastery of the medieval, provides a mystery that's twisty but not impenetrable, and advances the ongoing story of the problematic sexual relationships of the continuing cast." — Kirkus Reviews

"Edward I’s England is again at war with Wales in Royal’s excellent 15th whodunit set in 13th-century Britain. Royal seamlessly integrates historical events into what stands as one her best puzzles, the most Agatha Christie–like in terms of motive." — Publishers Weekly STARRED Review
Product Details
ISBN: 9781464211041
ISBN-10: 1464211043
Large Print: Yes
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Publication Date: August 6th, 2019
Pages: 384
Language: English
Series: Medieval Mysteries
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