A Murder for Brother Hermitage

Norman England is still full of real people; the incompetent, the hopeless and the just plain useless. But what’s this? At the monastery of Brother Hermitage’s friend, Abbot Abbo, a young, naive and bookish monk is killed in chapter 1? Surely not? It can’t be. The death of this particular monk sets off a chain of events that’s tangled to say the least.

The news must be taken to Derby, home of Wat, erstwhile weaver of pornographic tapestry and Cwen, fierce and independent weaver in her own right. Then the death must be investigated, of course it must, and the guilty held to account. But the guilty seem to be queuing up in this case and show not the least sign of shame, let alone guilt. In fact, they’re quite proud of what they’ve done.

Brother Hermitage, the King’s Investigator, made a lot of enemies over his last 11 cases. It was bound to go horribly wrong sooner or later…..