- Taschenbuch: 408 Seiten
- Verlag: Headline; Auflage: First THUS (2. August 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0755307771
- ISBN-13: 978-0755307777
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,5 x 11,2 x 2,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 146.013 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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St. Erconwald im Herbst des Jahres 1380. Ausgerechnet bei den Proben zum alljährlichen Weihnachtsspiel der Gemeinde wird Bruder Athelstan in die Aufklärung einer grausamen und unerklärlichen Mordserie verwickelt.
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In the late autumn of 1380, Brother Athelstan is busy enough. He and his parish council are preparing for the annual Christmas mystery play when a series of brutal murders occur at a Southwark tavern. Two young whores are found slain but their deaths are only the beginning of a series of gruesome killings which occur around the parish of St Erconwald's. A whole host of mysterious characters assemble to this pageant of murder: the Misericord, master thief and cunning man; the Judas man, a bounty hunter who tracks down outlaws and wolfheads; and finally the Knights of the Golden Falcon who assemble to celebrate their annual reunion. Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranstone have to resolve not only these grisly deaths but also their source -- the Great Robbery of the Lombard treasure which occurred in Southwark some twenty years earlier...
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Im - hoffentlich nicht letzten Band - "House of the Shadows" lösen das den Fans bekannte Duo Bruder Athelstan/Sir John Cranston den (bisher) letzten Fall. Mysteriöse Giftmorde erproben einmal mehr den Witz und Verstand der beiden Hauptprotagonisten. Ein Muss für den Fan und - by the way - frage ich mich, warum dieser letzte Band sieben Jahre nach Erscheinen noch nicht in deutscher Sprache erhältlich ist. Ich würde mir wünschen, dass der Autor sich für das liebenswerte Gespann, das jeglichem Kitsch fern ist, weitere Fälle ersinnt.
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Seichter Mittelalterkrimi mit Unterhaltungswert für U-Bahn & Co. Der Name der Rose ist es sicher nicht, aber dennoch nett zu lesen.
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Brother Athelstan's back in the pulpit!
17. Juli 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
It's quite good news to find yet another episode of the "sorrowful mysteries of Brother Athelstan"--he's been gone far too long for my taste! Now, Paul Doherty, prolific as he is, has returned to this series, my favorite of all of them.
In "The House of Shadows," we find the good brother all involved with his parish and their annual mystery play for Christmas.
In past episodes we've shared not only his sorrows but his triumphs and joys, and most importantly his sleuthing skills. He loves a murder--to solve. And, once again,
he has not only one murder, but a series of them. What's a simple friar to do? Well, for starters, to solve them. And with his usual finesse and brilliance, he does.
Refreshing, too, is Doherty's depiction of Athelstan's Southwark, where, in addition to being the parish priest, he is secretarius, friend, and super sleuth to the Crown's
coroner Sir John Cranston. We are treated, too, to his beloved St. Erconwald's parish, with his cat Bonaventure, his horse Philomel, and the wide assortment of parishioners, all more than human! But this is also what endears his legions of fans
to him. England simply wouldn't be the same without the Good Brother!
Doherty has provided us another good read; let's hope he now has picked up this series for more episodes! (Billyjhobbs@tyler.net)
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The House of Shadows
8. November 2006
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This is the tenth book in the Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan series. This novel combined with the early books in the Hugh Corbett series is one of Paul Doherty's earlier offerings and he has since written many more books and is now an established author of medieval novels and has also added a number of novels on Egypt to his ever growing list of titles. Having said that it is one of his earlier offerings does not mean that it is inferior to his current books, quite the opposite. The Hugh Corbett mysteries were and are extremely popular and Paul Doherty has found another winner with the Brother Athelstan series.
Christmas is coming and Brother Athelstan has his hands full with the parishioners of his little parish who are practically coming to blows over who gets what part in the annual Christmas mystery play. Athelstan is wracking his brains as to how he can hand out the parts without hurting the feelings of others. His dilemma is brought to a temporary halt by a series of brutal murders that have taken place at a Southwark tavern.
He resolves to solve not only these brutal and grisly deaths, but also what he believes is the cause, a robbery that occurred over 20 years ago in Southwark, the great Robbery of the Lombard treasure. Brother Athelstan is convinced that the two are related and is determined to solve the mystery once and for all.
Christmas is coming and Brother Athelstan has his hands full with the parishioners of his little parish who are practically coming to blows over who gets what part in the annual Christmas mystery play. Athelstan is wracking his brains as to how he can hand out the parts without hurting the feelings of others. His dilemma is brought to a temporary halt by a series of brutal murders that have taken place at a Southwark tavern.
He resolves to solve not only these brutal and grisly deaths, but also what he believes is the cause, a robbery that occurred over 20 years ago in Southwark, the great Robbery of the Lombard treasure. Brother Athelstan is convinced that the two are related and is determined to solve the mystery once and for all.
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