P. C Doherty

A mysterious assassin prowls the narrow alleyways of London and it appears that the Mysterium, a cunning killer, has returned to wreak havoc. Sir Hugh Corbett is ordered to investigate. Has the Mysterium returned or is another killer imitating his brutal methods? As Corbett traces the ancient sins that hold the key to discovering the killer's identity he must face his most cunning foe yet. The 17th novel in Paul Doherty's acclaimed Hugh Corbett series....

February, 1381. A ruthless killer known as the Ignifer-- Fire Bringer-- is rampaging through London, bringing agonising death and destruction in his wake. 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...

1311. Murder and mayhem prowl the highways and coffin paths of Medieval England ... It is four years since the death of King Edward I, but his reign of terror has cast long shadows over the kingdom. At Holyrood Abbey, sheltered in the depths of the Welsh march, the old king's former bodyguards protect his secret relics and watch over a mysterious prisoner who is kept in the abbey's dungeon. But their peaceful existence is shattered when Abbot Henry...