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The Case of The Curious Corpse
More medieval crime comedy; the genre that hides in the bushes and makes strange noises.
Brother Hermitage is compelled to yet another investigation by the sight of a most curious corpse. Helpful compulsion also comes in the shape of a dozen well-armed Norman soldiers and the King’s man Le Pedvin, who will probably stab him if he doesn’t get on with it.
Clearly this a Very Important Victim.
Suspicions are raised by a host of fascinating characters, including Hereward the Wake, all of whom claim to have loved the victim dearly, but who all benefit from the death in one way or another.
It’s also a bit odd that King William insists that he is not to blame, despite boasting about being the killer of an awful lot of other people.
On top of all that, there is even a rival for the role of Investigator. As Hermitage doesn’t want to be an investigator that’s good, isn’t it?
Ploughing in with Wat and Cwen at his back, side and sometimes in front, Brother Hermitage relies on his well-established methodology (hoping something occurs to him at the last minute). With all that’s going on around this particular death, that might not be enough…
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Other books by Howard Matthews


What Dead Body?

Not Another Murder

No Murder Here

How Many Monks?

Murder ‘Midst Merriment

Murder Can Be Murder

Return to The Dingle

The Investigator’s Kingdom

The Investigator’s Wedding

The Investigator’s Apprentice

Murder Most Murderous

A Murder of Convenience

A Mayhem of Murderous Monks

The King’s Investigator Part II

The King’s Investigator

The 1066 via Derby

The 1066 To Hastings

The 1066 From Normandy

The Hermes Parchment

The Chester Chasuble

The Bayeux Embroidery

A Murder for Brother Hermitage

The Domesday Book II (Still Not That One)

A Murder for Master Wat

Brother Hermitage’s Christmas Gift

A Murder for Mistress Cwen

The Case of The Cantankerous Carcass

The Case of The Clerical Cadaver

Hermitage, Wat and Some Nuns

Hermitage, Wat and Some Druids: We’re Going On A Murder

The Magna Carta (Or Is It?)

Brother Hermitage in Shorts

Hermitage, Wat and Some Murder or Other

The Domesday Book (No, Not That One)

The Tapestry of Death

The Garderobe of Death

The Heretics of De’Ath

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