Medieval Mysteries
5 total works
Falconer has been scouring the backstreets of medieval Oxford in search of an alchemist to help his mentor, Roger Bacon, in his research. There he witnesses the final rehearsal of Stefano de Askeles's play - and the death of an unfortunate stand-in. It seems that someone wants de Askeles dead.
As Pope Alexander lies dying, the brother of one of his likely successors is killed by an arrow. Can it really be a rioting student who is responsible? This is the second case for the 13th-century detective, Oxford Regent Master William Falconer.
An old friend's promise of access to some rare texts of Aristotle takes William Falconer to remote Furness Abbey. While crossing the shifting sands of Lancaster Bay with a local guide, he witnesses the recovery of a body from the sandbanks. It turns out that it may not have been an accident.