Alan, the beadle of the manor of Bampton, had gone out at dusk to seek those who might violate curfew. When, the following morning, he had not returned home, his young wife Matilda had sought out Master Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and bailiff of the manor. Two days later Alan's corpse was discovered in the hedge, at the side of the track to St Andrew's Chapel. His throat had been torn out - his head was half severed from his body - and his face, hands and forearms were lacerated with deep scratches. Master Hugh, meeting Hubert the coroner at the scene, listened carefully to the coroner's surmise that a wolf had caused the great wound. And yet, if so, why was there no blood?
- ISBN10 0857210408
- ISBN13 9780857210401
- Publish Date 4 January 2011 (first published 23 October 2009)
- Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
- Out of Print 10 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Monarch Books
- Edition New edition
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 304
- Language English