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The Boy-bishop's Glovemaker
The Boy-bishop's Glovemaker | Michael Jecks
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For Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and Bailiff Simon Puttock, the Christmas of 1321 promises to be one of great festivity. They are to receive the prestigious Gloves of Honor in a ceremony led by the specially elected Boy-Bishop of Exeter. But they soon learn that Ralph, the glovemaker, has been stabbed to death. Then Peter, a Secondary at the cathedral, collapses from poisoning. Sir Baldwin and his colleague must waste no time in solving the riddles surrounding the deaths, but as they dig for the truth, they find that many of Exeter's leading citizens are not what?or whom?they seem to be. The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker is the tenth novel in this superbly plotted medieval mystery series.
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When a glovemaker is found murdered, everybody assumes his apprentice was the culprit, especially as some jewellery and cash has also gone missing. But then the bodies start piling up. The dean of Exeter cathedral asks Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Simon Puttock to investigate, but why isn't he relying on local law enforcement? ⬇

rwmg The first couple of chapters were quite overwhelming - there were just so many characters being introduced before we met the ones we knew. I did manage to work out the culprit just before the reveal scene and it was a fun mystery but Simon didn't really have much to do in this one. They used to have a more equal partnership, while now Simon seems to have been demoted to sidekick. 4mo
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"The first of the murders which so shook the cathedral passed with little comment. "

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Well, if you will marry a fictional detective ....

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