Saintly Murders (2001)

by C. L. Grace

Series: Kathryn Swinbrooke (5)

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Medieval physician Kathryn Swinbrooke is brought back to Canterbury, this time to investigate a recent plague of rats. The people think that they are being punished, but Swinbrooke discovers that the problem is linked to murder.

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I enjoy this series, and I was sorry when it appeared that C.L. Grace had ended it. I don't think it's a GREAT series, but I always enjoy the books. This was no exception. I was completely caught up in the multiple plots and I hope there will be more volumes in the series.

For readers who like this, I would recommend Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael series, beginning with A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael; Margaret Frazer's Sister Frevisse series beginning (I think) with The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries); and Kate Sedley's series beginning with Death and the Chapman (Medieval Mystery). (

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Canonical title

Saintly Murders

Original title

Saintly murders

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Original publication date

2001

People/Characters

Kathryn Swinbrooke

Colum Murtagh

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York

Important places

Canterbury, Kent, England, UK

Important events

Wars of the Roses (1455 | 1485)

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Epigraph

My theme is alwey oon, and evere was-Radix malorum est Cupiditas - Chaucer, Prologue to the Pardoner's Tale, The Canterbury Tales

In the Middle Ages women doctors continued to practise in the midst of wars and epidemics as they always had, for the simple reason that they were needed. - Kate Campbellton Hurd-Mead, A History of Women in Medicine

Dedication

To a marvelous and brave young lady, Lisa Monaghan of Kesh, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, a brilliant student who died 23 December 2000; in loving memory

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Death had come for Roger Atworth, the former soldier now a member of the Friars of the Order of the Sack in Canterbury.

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Published in English as "Saintly Murders"

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Medieval physician Kathryn Swinbrooke is brought back to Canterbury, this time to investigate a recent plague of rats. The people think that they are being punished, but Swinbrooke discovers that the problem is linked to murder.

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Medieval physician Kathryn Swinbrooke is brought back to the town of Canterbury to investigate a plague of rats. She investigates the murder of a friar.

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