Der Autor Mel Starr hat viele Jahre Geschichte unterrichtet und nimmt den Leser mit in das Leben und Denken des ländlichen Englands im 14. Jahrhundert. Er ist Experte für die Geschichte der Chirurgie und für Sprache und Kultur Englands im Mittelalter. Seine Krimis enthalten viel Zeitund Lokalkolorit und sind sorgfältig und detailgetreu recherchiert.
19 Ebooks by Mel Starr
Mel Starr: Unheilige Umtriebe
Es war der neunte Tag im April 1365, und ich wachte bei Tagesanbruch auf. Anders als ein guter Malvasier wurde der Tag mit der Zeit nicht besser. Dieser Tag ist mir nicht deswegen in Erinnerung gebli …
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Mel Starr: Tintenspur
‘Noch nie hatte ich Magister John Wyclif so aufgewühlt gesehen. Einem Gelehrten die Bücher zu rauben, so erklärte er mir später, sei ebenso verwerflich, wie einem Mann die Frau zu stehlen. Zu diesem …
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Mel Starr: Rest Not In Peace
‘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 slee …
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Mel Starr: Unquiet Bones
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. Howev …
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Mel Starr: Corpse at St Andrew’s Chapel
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 o …
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Mel Starr: The Tainted Coin
‘Fans of medieval mysteries will revel in Starr’s lively blending of intriguing suspense and telling historical detail.’ – Library Journal It is the autumn of 1367. Master Hugh is enjoying the peacef …
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Mel Starr: Unhallowed Ground
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 o …
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Mel Starr: A Trail Of Ink
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 …
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Mel Starr: Abbot’s Agreement
‘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 tra …
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Mel Starr: Ashes To Ashes
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 col …
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Mel Starr: Lucifer’s Harvest
‘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. ‘ …
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Mel Starr: Deeds Of Darkness
‘Mel Starr’s writing is superb. And the stories themselves are captivating. Highly recommended.’ Davis Bunn, internationally bestselling author To bring justice, Master Hugh must foil the corrupt pow …
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Mel Starr: Prince Edward’s Warrant
‘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 …
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Mel Starr: Without A Trace
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 mano …
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€11.56
Mel Starr: Easter Sepulchre
‘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 Veitc …
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€11.50
Mel Starr: Master Wycliffe’s Summons
‘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, gett …
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Mel Starr: Suppression and Suspicion
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 a …
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Mel Starr: Polluted Font: The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon, Book 16
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 tak …
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€11.61
Mel Starr: Way of Wicked
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 fr …
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