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Spy in Chancery (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 3): Intrigue and treachery in a thrilling medieval mystery
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Spy in Chancery (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 3): Intrigue and treachery in a thrilling medieval mystery
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paul Doherty
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:176 | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Crime and mystery Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780747236153
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Headline Publishing Group
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Imprint |
Headline Book Publishing
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Publication Date |
4 July 1991 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Edward I of England and Philip IV of France are at war. Philip, by devious means, has managed to seize control of the English duchy of Aquitaine in France, and is now determined to crush Edward. King Edward suspects that his enemy is being aided by a spy in the English court and commissions his chancery clerk, Hugh Corbett, to trace and, if possible, destroy the traitor. Corbett's mission brings him into danger on both land and at sea, and takes him to Paris, and its dangerous underworld, and then to hostile Wales. Unwillingly he is drawn into the murky undercurrents of international politics in the last decade of the thirteenth century.
Author Biography
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.
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