Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises
Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers
Of all the crimes man commits against his fellow man, murder is the most shocking. Taking another person's life — whether for gain, anger, envy, revenge, or power — always is a shocking event. Certainly murder is not a modern invention, although the crimes in Murder Most Medieval occur for many of the same reasons that murder is committed today.
As always, there are men and women who crusade against lawlessness, and they make their appearances here as well. Peter Tremayne's Celtic detective Sister Fidelma solves a twenty-year-old crime of passion. In a story written by Clayton Emery, the noble Robin Hood solves a mystery of witchcraft and heresy with the help of the indomitable Marion. And what collection would be complete without a tale from Ellis Peters and her soldier-turned-sleuthing monk Brother Cadfael.
From Gillian Linscott's tale of a lord whose survival requires starting a war to Margaret Frazier's story of political intrigue and deception at King Henry's court, here are twelve tales of murder most foul, murder most malicious, murder most malevolent, indeed, murder most medieval.
Stories include: "Like a Dog Returning..." by Peter Tremayne; "The Country of the Blind" by Doug Allyn; "Cold as Fire" by Lillian Stewart Carl; "A Horse for My Kingdom" by Gillian Linscott; "The Simple Logic of It" by Margaret Frazier; "Plucking a Mandrake" by Clayton Emery; "A Gift from God" by Edward Marston; "The Queen's Chastity" by Tony Geraghty; "The Reviving of Bonville Keep" by Kathy Lynn Emerson; "For the Love of Old Bones" by Michael Jecks; "The Wizard of Lindsay Woods" by Brendan DuBois; "Improvements" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; and "A Light on the Road to Woodstock" by Ellis Peters.
| MARTIN H. GREENBERG, often called the king of anthologists, has compiled more than one thousand anthologies. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Larry Segriff is the author of three novels and numerous short stories. |
$19.95, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-58182-087-9 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-087-4 (Hardcover)
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