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February 1381. A ruthless killer known as the Ignifer - Fire Bringer - is rampaging through London. He appears to be targeting all those involved in the recent trial and conviction of the beautiful Lady Isolda Beaumont, burned at the stake for the murder of her husband. As the late Sir Walter Beaumont was a close friend of the Regent, John of Gaunt orders Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan to investigate. In the dead man’s possession was a copy of the mysterious Book of Fires, containing the secret formula of a devastating weapon....
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When Christ and His Saints Slept
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5 out of 5 stars
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Christmas Eve, 1176. Brother Maurice, monk of Fairmore Abbey, awaits the night prayer bell. But there is only silence. Cursing his fellow brother Cuthbert’s idleness, he seeks him out - and in the darkness, finds him brutally murdered. Summoned from London to the isolated monastery on the Yorkshire Moors, Aelred Barling, clerk to the King’s justices, and his messenger Hugo Stanton, set about investigating the horrific crime. They quickly discover that this is far from a quiet monastic house.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Great Revolt
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June 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn both crown and church. Brother Athelstan, meanwhile, has been summoned to the monastery at Blackfriars, tasked with solving the murder of his fellow priest, Brother Alberic. Athelstan would rather be protecting his parishioners at St Erconwald's. Instead, he finds himself investigating a royal murder whilst the rebel leaders plot the present king's destruction. What does the fate of the King's great-grandfather, Edward II, have to do with the murder of Brother Alberic more than 50 years later?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Book of Fires
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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When Christ and His Saints Slept
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- Length: 36 hrs and 36 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 702
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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5 out of 5 stars
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Please release Pt 2!
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The Monastery Murders
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- By: E.M. Powell
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4 out of 5 stars 120
Christmas Eve, 1176. Brother Maurice, monk of Fairmore Abbey, awaits the night prayer bell. But there is only silence. Cursing his fellow brother Cuthbert’s idleness, he seeks him out - and in the darkness, finds him brutally murdered. Summoned from London to the isolated monastery on the Yorkshire Moors, Aelred Barling, clerk to the King’s justices, and his messenger Hugo Stanton, set about investigating the horrific crime. They quickly discover that this is far from a quiet monastic house.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The buck (and my reading of it) stops here
- By McFitz on 03-31-20
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The Great Revolt
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
June 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn both crown and church. Brother Athelstan, meanwhile, has been summoned to the monastery at Blackfriars, tasked with solving the murder of his fellow priest, Brother Alberic. Athelstan would rather be protecting his parishioners at St Erconwald's. Instead, he finds himself investigating a royal murder whilst the rebel leaders plot the present king's destruction. What does the fate of the King's great-grandfather, Edward II, have to do with the murder of Brother Alberic more than 50 years later?
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The Herald of Hell
- By: Paul Doherty
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
May 1381.The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin. Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night, terrifying those who oppose them. But who is he? When his chancery clerk is found hanged in a notorious Southwark brothel, Brother Athelstan is summoned to investigate. In the dead man's possession was a manuscript containing a great secret which he had been striving to decipher. Can he crack the code before the Great Revolt begins?
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The Beaufort Bride
- By: Judith Arnopp
- Narrated by: Tessa Petersen
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 18
As King Henry VI slips into insanity and the realm of England teeters on the brink of civil war, a child is married to the mad king's brother. Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, takes his child bride into Wales, where she discovers a land of strife and strangers. At Caldicot Castle and Lamphey Palace, Margaret must put aside childhood, acquire the dignity of a Countess, and, despite her tender years, produce Richmond with a son and heir.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Beaufort Bride
- By Miss Lyn on 03-04-18
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The King's Mother
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- By: Judith Arnopp
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Bergstone
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
October 1485: With the English crown finally in his possession, Henry Tudor’s endeavors to restore order to the realm are hindered by continuing unrest. Intrigue, treason, and distrust blights the new Tudor dynasty, challenging Margaret’s strength of character and her steadfast faith in God.
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2 out of 5 stars
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the books is poorly edited
- By Jessica M on 12-05-18
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Time and Chance
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
It was medieval England’s immortal marriage - Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II, bound by passion and ambition, certain to leave a legacy of greatness. But while lust would divide them, it was friendship - and ultimately faith - that brought bloodshed into their midst. It began with Thomas Becket, Henry’s closest confidant, and his elevation to be archbishop of Canterbury. It ended with a perceived betrayal that made a royal murder seem inevitable. Along the way were enough scheming, seductions, and scandals to topple any kingdom but their own....
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4 out of 5 stars
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great book! But...
- By Anonymous User on 06-16-20
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The Novice’s Tale
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- By: Margaret Frazer
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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In the fair autumn of Our Lord's grace 1431, the nuns of England's St. Frideswide's prepare for the simply ceremonies in which the saintly novice Thomasine will take her holy vows. But their quiet lives of beauty and prayer are thrown into chaos by the merciless arrival of Lady Ermentrude Fenner and her retinue of lusty men, sinful women, and baying hounds. The hard-drinking dowager even keeps a pet monkey for her amusement. She demands wine, a feast.... And her niece, the angelic Thomasine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pleasant medieval mystery
- By Tropical Gal on 02-08-20
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The Mansions of Murder
- Brother Athelstan Medieval Mysteries, Book 18
- By: Paul Doherty
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
October 1381. Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St Benet’s in Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest. Parson Reynaud has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church. Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church? Who would spirit away a corpse the night before the funeral - and who would be brave enough to steal treasure belonging to the most feared gang leader in London?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Who’s talking?
- By Louise Harvey on 04-21-20
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Bloodstone
- By: Paul Doherty
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 44
December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King’s coronor to investigate. For the late Sir Robert had in his possession a sacred bloodstone which he was planning to donate to the Abbey of St Fulcher-on-Thames.
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The King's Justice
- A Stanton and Barling Mystery, Book 1
- By: E. M. Powell
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 211
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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England, 1176. Aelred Barling, esteemed clerk to the justices of King Henry II, is dispatched from the royal court with his young assistant, Hugo Stanton, to investigate a brutal murder in a village outside York. The case appears straightforward. A suspect is under lock and key in the local prison, and the angry villagers are demanding swift justice. But when more bodies are discovered, certainty turns to doubt - and amid the chaos it becomes clear that nobody is above suspicion.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ok. But hard to invest in.
- By Amazon Customer on 06-05-19
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A Pilgrimage to Murder
- By: Paul Doherty
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Summer 1381. The Great Revolt has been crushed. Brother Athelstan, meanwhile, is preparing for a pilgrimage to St Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury to give thanks for the well-being of his congregation after the violent rebellion. But preparations are disrupted when Athelstan is summoned to the scene of a brutal triple murder.
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The Lady of the Ravens
- Queens of the Tower, Book 1
- By: Joanna Hickson
- Narrated by: Sophie Bentinck
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
Elizabeth of York, her life already tainted by dishonour and tragedy, now queen to the first Tudor king, Henry the VII. Joan Vaux, servant of the court, straining against marriage and motherhood and privy to the deepest and darkest secrets of her queen. Like the ravens, Joan must use her eyes and her senses, as conspiracy whispers through the dark corridors of the Tower.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History
- By Layla Mabbitt on 01-30-20
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The Sanctuary Murders
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- By: Susanna Gregory
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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In 1360 Edward III issues a call to arms, as sporadic attacks by the French threaten to turn into a full-blown invasion. In Cambridge, fear of the enemy is magnified by the belief that foreign agents are lurking in the area. Tension runs ever higher as rumours and ignorance fan the flames of suspicion amid preparations for war. And then the first murder occurs - of a French scholar living in the town.
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The Straw Men
- By: Paul Doherty
- Narrated by: Terry Wale
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 18
January, 1381. As guests of the Regent, John of Gaunt, Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston are attending a mystery play performed by the Straw Men, Gaunt’s personal acting troupe, at St John’s Chapel in the Tower of London when the evening is rudely interrupted by sudden, violent death. Who would have the audacity to murder two of Gaunt’s VIP guests and the wherewithal to strategically position two severed heads on the stage without being noticed? The regent orders Athelstan to find out.
Publisher's Summary
London, 1471. The War of the Roses rages on.
Edward of York has claimed the English throne, and his Yorkist supporters gleefully slaughter their adversaries; there's no mercy for anyone who supported the Lancastrian cause.
Margaret Beaufort - mother of Henry Tudor, the only hope for the House of Lancaster - knows her enemies are closing in. Desperate for help, she turns to Christopher Urswicke for protection. But when ruthless scheming and pitiless killings are the only routes to survival, Urswicke will have to choose where his loyalties truly lie.
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- Lisa
- 11-03-18
Loved It
Was a little confusing at the beginning but made sense shortly after. I know it’s fiction, but a lot of history is included. Performance was one of the best I’ve heard.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-18
Horrible
I know this story. I love this story. I've been intrigued by every angle that I've heard this story. But I could NOT listen to this story narrated by Jerrom for another second. I wanted to throw my phone out of the car window. Ugh!