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The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon Series

17 primary works • 17 total works
A series of medieval mysteries

Book 1

The Unquiet Bones
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3.85 · 5165 Ratings · 503 Reviews · published 2008 · 30 editions
Hugh of Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, h…

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    Book 2

    A Corpse at St Andrews Chapel
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    3.97     · 2274 Ratings · 201 Reviews · published 2009 · 23 editions
    Alan, the beadle of the manor of Bampton, had gone…

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    Book 3

    A Trail of Ink
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    4.05     · 1769 Ratings · 157 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
    'I had never seen Master John Wyclif so afflicted.…

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    Book 4

    Unhallowed Ground
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    4.07     · 1524 Ratings · 116 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    Another brilliant slice of medieval crime fiction …

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    Book 5

    The Tainted Coin
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    4.01     · 1231 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    It is the autumn of 1367. Master Hugh is enjoying …

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    Book 6

    Rest Not in Peace
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    4.13     · 1054 Ratings · 85 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    Master Hugh is asked to provide a sleeping potion …

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    Book 7

    The Abbot's Agreement
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    4.07     · 1045 Ratings · 107 Reviews · published 2014 · 10 editions
    My life would have been more tranquil in the days …

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    Book 8

    Ashes to Ashes
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    4.12     · 842 Ratings · 78 Reviews · 7 editions
    Master Hugh, Kate, and their children attend the M…

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    Book 9

    Lucifer's Harvest
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    4.09     · 774 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 2016 · 6 editions
    Lord Gilbert Talbot must provide soldiers for Prin…

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    Book 10

    Deeds of Darkness
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    4.16     · 728 Ratings · 59 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    To bring justice, Master Hugh must foil the corrup…

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    Book 11

    Prince Edward's Warrant
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    4.21     · 676 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2018 · 7 editions
    Master Hugh won the Black Prince's favour when he …

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    Book 12

    Without a Trace
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    4.14     · 643 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2019 · 8 editions
    The wife of a knight disappears while traveling fr…

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    Book 13

    The Easter Sepulchre
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    4.21     · 570 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2020 · 6 editions
    'Sir Hugh is in top form tracking down the wily ki…

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    Book 14

    Master Wycliffe’s Summons
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    4.12     · 552 Ratings · 36 Reviews · 6 editions
    One of Master John Wycliffe’s scholars is found de…

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    Book 15

    Suppression and Suspicion
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    4.20     · 503 Ratings · 30 Reviews · 6 editions
    Delve into the world of fourteenth-century England…

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    Book 16

    A Polluted Font
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    4.28     · 460 Ratings · 29 Reviews · 4 editions
    When Hugh and Kate's new-born son is taken to the …

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    Book 17

    The Way of the Wicked
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    4.24     · 328 Ratings · 15 Reviews · 5 editions
    Kendrick Wroe is found dead in the frozen Shill Br…

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