The Magician's Death (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 14) by Paul Doherty - ISBN: 9780755307753
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Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide at Corfe Castle in a deadly game.

The Magician's Death (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 14)

A twisting medieval mystery of intrigue and suspense

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    384 pages

  • Release Date

    14 January 2005

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Summary

The monk and scholar Roger Bacon claimed to have seen many marvels of nature and science and concealed these in a book written in an unbreakable code. Sir Hugh Corbett has been instructed to organise agents in Paris to steal this Book of Secrets. They do so but pay a violent price and the French King Philip IV now wishes a meeting between the scholars of England and France to discuss breaking the code. Edward I has no choice but to allow the meeting to take place at Corfe Castle, which become…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780755307753
ISBN-10:0755307755
Author:Paul Doherty
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Book Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:14 January 2005
Weight:240g
Dimensions:178mm x 110mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

Praise for Paul Doherty’s other novels: ‘I really like these medieval whodunnits

Praise for Paul Doherty’s other novels: ‘I really like these medieval whodunnits * Bookseller *A romping good read * Time Out *Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining * CADS 20 *This rich tale … seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *

About The Author

Paul Doherty

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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