The 1066 via Derby

In The 1066 via Derby Brother Hermitage is once more disappointed by the moral standards of the average 11th Century killer. Stumbling through a host of conclusions, one of which must be right, surely, and a small host of extra murders just for completeness, Hermitage uncovers crime of a truly despicable nature.

An old wise woman of Derby is dead, and Brother Hermitage has been asked to deal with her. Who on earth would do that to an old wise woman in her own hovel? The Norman soldiers camping just down the road? Quite likely. The local people who seem to have good reason to hate her? Quite possibly. Anyone who wanted to steal her ill-gotten gains? Quite feasibly. Brother Hermitage just has to work out which one.