P. C. Doherty
Author of The Nightingale Gallery
About the Author
Paul C. Doherty was born on September 21, 1946. He is an award winning British author, educator, and historian. He is also the Headmaster of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, in the United Kingdom. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in show more History and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he received a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II. Dr. Doherty is a historian who lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries. Dr. Doherty was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his services to education in 2011. His other career is that of Headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex for 30 years. In 1999, the school was given Beacon status which rates it as outstanding among other schools in it's category. Dr. Doherty has published a series of historical mysteries set in the Middle Ages, Classical, Greek, and Ancient Egypt. He writes both fiction and non-fiction under his own name, both as P.C. Doherty and Paul C. Doherty, as well as the pennames: Anna Apostolou, Michael Clynes, and Ann Dukthas. Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery. He has written 100 published books which have been printed in several languages and distributed in several different countries including the UK, United States, Spain, and Germany. He was also awarded the Herodotus, for lifelong achievement for excellence in the writing of historical mysteries by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Paul Doherty has published under several pseudonyms, including C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas, and Anna Apostolou, but now writes under his own name.
Paul C. Doherty, or P. C. Doherty, writes under a number of pseudonyms: --- Ann Dukthas, --- Anna Apostalou, --- Michael Clynes and --- Vanessa Alexander have single-author pages which are combined here.The pages for --- C. L. Grace, --- Paul Harding and --- Paul Doherty --- are shared with other authors and the works are therefore aliased here.
There is also a Peter C. Doherty (author of Pandemics).
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Associated Works
The Folio Book of Historical Mysteries (2008) — Author: Was Tutankhamun Murdered?, some editions — 106 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January/February 2012, Vol. 122, No. 1 & 2 (2012) — Contributor — 19 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July/August 2011, Vol. 121, Nos. 1 & 2 (2011) — Contributor — 14 copies
Gli investigatori di Dio — Contributor — 3 copies
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- Doherty, P. C.
Doherty, Paul
Doherty, Paul Charles
Harding, Paul
Apostolou, Anna
Alexander, Vanessa (show all 9)
Dukthas, Ann
Grace, C L
Clynes, Michael - Birthdate
- 1946-09-21
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
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- UK
- Birthplace
- Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Education
- University of Liverpool
University of Oxford (Exeter College)
University of Durham - Occupations
- Teacher
Headmaster
Novelist
Biographer - Organizations
- Trinity Catholic School
- Awards and honors
- OBE (2011)
- Disambiguation notice
- Paul Doherty has published under several pseudonyms, including C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas, and Anna Apostolou, but now writes under his own name.
Paul C. Doherty, or P. C. Doherty, writes under a number of pseudonyms: --- Ann Dukthas, --- Anna Apostalou, --- Michael Clynes and --- Vanessa Alexander have single-author pages which are combined here.The pages for --- C. L. Grace, --- Paul Harding and --- Paul Doherty --- are shared with other authors and the works are therefore aliased here.
There is also a Peter C. Doherty (author of Pandemics).
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A Shrine of Murders: Being the First of the… by C. L. Grace
One of the worst-written books I’ve ever read all the way through. Clumsy, adverb-burdened prose riddled with high-falutin’ malapropisms, a sloppy potluck of affected historicisms with bald anachronism, and not even a compelling mystery plot. But I had to keep reading just to watch the train wreck unfold.
Treason abounds!
England at the time of King Richard and John of Gaunt. The English have a spy ring spread across Paris. It’s being decimated. Head of the Paris organization, the spy Nightingale, flees to England, to his Master of the secret English chamber. Master Thibault and his Secret Chancery. France has its equivalence, the Chamber Noir.
Somehow secrets are being taken out of from the well guarded repository in London and being sent to France. Treason is at hand.
Brother Athelstan, Dominican Parish Priest of St Erconwald’s in Southwark, and his friend Lord High Coroner of the City of London, are in danger. They are required for an investigation into the death of Hugh Norwic, principal clerk in the Secret Chancery. A price has been put on their heads. They are being attacked on two sides, by agitators asking questions about Radix Malorum, the king of housebreakers, and they’re being hunted down by a secret French cabal, Luciferi.
Efforts have been made on their lives as they search for answers to not one but two locked room mysteries.
Athelstan and his beloved but motley crew of parishioners, as always are part of the story. This tale deals more with treachery between kingdoms, although his parishioners run close to the edges.
Athelstan has important dealings with the barge master Moleskin and his crew as a battle breaks out on the Thames. The river is a treacherous place.
Intrigue, darkness and the ravages of decisions made twenty years ago are some of the factors in this story and we are left wondering. More is to come but what? Is there still an uncovered traitor?
Another solid and illuminating tale from Doherty, exploring the tensions between England and France at this time. Many treacheries haunt the night, treacheries that trickle down even to Athelstan’s small parish.
A Severn Press ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.… (more)
England at the time of King Richard and John of Gaunt. The English have a spy ring spread across Paris. It’s being decimated. Head of the Paris organization, the spy Nightingale, flees to England, to his Master of the secret English chamber. Master Thibault and his Secret Chancery. France has its equivalence, the Chamber Noir.
Somehow secrets are being taken out of from the well guarded repository in London and being sent to France. Treason is at hand.
Brother Athelstan, Dominican Parish Priest of St Erconwald’s in Southwark, and his friend Lord High Coroner of the City of London, are in danger. They are required for an investigation into the death of Hugh Norwic, principal clerk in the Secret Chancery. A price has been put on their heads. They are being attacked on two sides, by agitators asking questions about Radix Malorum, the king of housebreakers, and they’re being hunted down by a secret French cabal, Luciferi.
Efforts have been made on their lives as they search for answers to not one but two locked room mysteries.
Athelstan and his beloved but motley crew of parishioners, as always are part of the story. This tale deals more with treachery between kingdoms, although his parishioners run close to the edges.
Athelstan has important dealings with the barge master Moleskin and his crew as a battle breaks out on the Thames. The river is a treacherous place.
Intrigue, darkness and the ravages of decisions made twenty years ago are some of the factors in this story and we are left wondering. More is to come but what? Is there still an uncovered traitor?
Another solid and illuminating tale from Doherty, exploring the tensions between England and France at this time. Many treacheries haunt the night, treacheries that trickle down even to Athelstan’s small parish.
A Severn Press ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.… (more)
Set in 1284 during the regime of Edward 1, this novel is first in the Coubert series. Those were the turbulent times - pentangles (satanic worshippers) and populares colluded to spread anarchy and dethrone the king. Hugh Coubert is pressed into action by the chancellor to investigate the matter.
I am an avid reader of historical fiction and this book quite lived upto the expectations. I have read the C J Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series and Rory Clement's Shakespeare series.
The plot is intriguing but is not mind-twisting like the above series. Probably, the genre has evolved over the years. This book was written 1984, so there certain aspects of the novel are quite raw. In certain ways the villains are predictable, but that doesn't dampen the interest.… (more)
I am an avid reader of historical fiction and this book quite lived upto the expectations. I have read the C J Sansom's Matthew Shardlake series and Rory Clement's Shakespeare series.
The plot is intriguing but is not mind-twisting like the above series. Probably, the genre has evolved over the years. This book was written 1984, so there certain aspects of the novel are quite raw. In certain ways the villains are predictable, but that doesn't dampen the interest.… (more)
I'm a big fan of historical fiction and loved Matthew Shardlake and James Shakespeare series. Athelstan series can rival them. However, in comparison, this book has a less historical backdrop than the Shardlake series.
Though the series is referred to as "Athelstan" series, Sir John Cranston gets to steal the show. Cant help but notice a shade of Falstaff (from the bard's Henry IV) in Cranston. Very entertaining!
Though the series is referred to as "Athelstan" series, Sir John Cranston gets to steal the show. Cant help but notice a shade of Falstaff (from the bard's Henry IV) in Cranston. Very entertaining!
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