Mel Starr

• Nov-2024
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Kendrick Wroe is found dead in the frozen Shill Brook.Most suspect he has been poaching Lord Gilbert's fish, though Sir Hugh finds reason to believe this may not be so . . .Then one of Kendrick's friends is slain; another seems to be in mortal peril,...

• Oct-2023
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Mel Starr's latest novel is a thoroughly enjoyable medieval crime mystery. It may be enjoyed as complete in itself, or as part of the Hugh de Singleton series.When Hugh and Kate's new-born son is taken to the church to be baptized, they are astounded...

• Sep-2022
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Edmund Harkins has gone missing.Few would confess to liking the man -- a wife-beater and distinctly unsavoury character -- so when some hungry pigs disinter his corpse in a shallow grave, there is hardly an outpouring of grief.However, this inten...

• Oct-2021
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'Mel Starr has done it again with another brilliant Sir Hugh de Singleton medieval mystery to keep readers guessing until the very end. [.] I was there at the Queen's College, dining on pottage, getting soaked in the rain in fourteenth-century Oxford...

• Sep-2020
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'Sir Hugh is in top form tracking down the wily killer of local clerics while eating his way through a feast of mediaeval dishes. A delightful mystery with an authentic historical touch.' Fiona Veitch Smith, author and scriptwriter'Time-travel from t...

• Sep-2019
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An engrossing read in the successful Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon series.Lady Philippa, the wife of Sir Aymer - a knight of the realm - disappears while travelling from her husband's manor to Bampton. She and her maid are travelling in an...

• Aug-2018
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'Another delightful and absorbing mystery from Mel Starr, keeping the reader guessing as the corpses pile up in Prince Edward's palace. Hugh de Singleton, of the dry wit and engaging humility, is one of my favourite sleuths.' Penelope Wilcock, Britis...

• Nov-2017
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'Mel Starr's writing is superb. And the stories themselves are captivating. Highly recommended.' Davis Bunn, internationally bestselling authorTo bring justice, Master Hugh must foil the corrupt power of great men.Many medieval scholars discontinued ...

• Dec-2016
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'Another exciting page-turner by Mel Starr. He beautifully depicts the counds, sights and smells, as well as the emotions, of the medieval world in this welcome addition to his long-running series. ' Jill Dalladay, author of The Abbess of WhitbyLord ...

• Dec-2015
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Master Hugh, Kate, and their children attend the Midsummer's Eve fire. Next morning early Hugh hears the passing bell ring from the Church of St. Beornwald, and moments later is summoned.Tenants collecting the ashes to spread upon their fields have f...

• Dec-2014
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'Hugh de Singleton is a delight... the well-crafted plot, the excellent period detail and the flashes of humour.' Donna Fletcher Crow, author of The Monastery Murders"My life would have been more tranquil in the days after Martinmas had I not seen th...

• Nov-2013
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"Is there reason to suspect evil in this?" I asked. "None... but that the man was robust one day and a corpse the next." Master Hugh, surgeon and bailiff, has been asked to provide a sleeping potion for Sir Henry Burley, a friend and guest ...

• Jan-2013
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'Fans of medieval mysteries will revel in Starr's lively blending of intriguing suspense and telling historical detail.' - Library JournalIt is the autumn of 1367. Master Hugh is enjoying the peaceful life of Bampton, when a badly beaten man is found...

• Dec-2011
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"Mel Starr has done it again. This latest episode in the saga of Hugh de Singleton, medieval surgeon and detective, is another jewel in the author's crown. Each of these stand-alone dramas are tales of the highest order. The epoch and the region are ...

• Jan-2011
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Experience the captivating world of medieval Bampton, Oxfordshire with Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and bailiff of Bampton Castle, as he faces his most dangerous case yet.Master John Wyclif, known for his sharp tongue and wit, is at a loss when his boo...

• Feb-2010
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Discover the next gripping installment in the Hugh De Singleton's Chronicles series, following the life and adventures of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon in medieval Bampton, Oxfordshire.When the beadle of the manor of Bampton disappears after going out t...

• Sep-2008
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Discover the gripping medieval mystery series featuring Hugh of Singleton.Hugh of Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, has been educated as a clerk, usually a prelude to taking holy orders. However, feeling no certain calling despite a lively fai...