{"product_id":"mother-midnight-9781472284785","title":"Mother Midnight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Doherty's twenty-second medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom and Bernard Cornwell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1312. Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, has returned from the West Country to find Westminster in chaos. Edward II has fled in an attempt to protect his favourite from the wrath of his noblemen; and a royal clerk has been found dead, poisoned in a locked chamber. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn into a maze of murder both at Westminster and at the Convent of Saint Sulpice, where young novices have started to disappear, Corbett quickly establishes a connection between the two mysteries. As other killings follow, Corbett's investigation leads him to a high-class brothel and its sinister owner, Mother Midnight. Challenged to a duel and hunted by a guild of ruthless assassins, Corbett and his loyal henchmen, Ranulf and Chanson, face a sea of troubles. And Corbett must call upon his wit and ingenuity to halt the tide of disaster that threatens to engulf him... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers say about Paul Doherty: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGood plots\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eclever twists\u003c\/b\u003e and mostly \u003cb\u003eimpossible to work out\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'Paul Doherty's depictions of medieval England are \u003cb\u003etruly outstanding\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e'Another \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e story in the \u003cb\u003eexcellent\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Corbett series by a \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e historical author'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929905991954,"sku":"9781472284785","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b566f30e-829a-4798-a6d8-1e28f49414fc.jpg?v=1739056137","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mother-midnight-9781472284785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}