The Treason of the Ghosts (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 12): A serial killer stalks the pages of this spellbinding medieval myst

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In the village of Melford a local lord is executed for spate of vicious murders. It's not until the killing begins again, and the dead lord's son alleges that a miscarriage of justice has taken place, that a serious investigation begins. Hugh Corbett realises that for the last five years a serial killer has terrorised the villagers and that when, not if, the next victim is chosen, he must be ready to act.

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.

Praise for the series: 'Death and mystery pack the pages - but there's humour too * Colchester Evening News * Vitality in the landscape...angst in the mystery, it's Peters minus the herbs but plus a few crates of sack * Oxford Times * Absolutely superb * CADS *