Father Martin and the Hermitage Mystery (Paperback)

A monastic sleuth living in the 12th century - a must for lovers of Eills Peter's Cadfaal. Visiting a local hermil, Martin, monk and Preceptor of Bellins Gate (the present-day Billingsgate) on the Thames, makes a gruesome discovery - a headless body. This and three heads without bodies test his sleuthing skills and deductive mind to the limit. Clearly these were no everyday killings and the King, Henry of Anjou, needed an explanation. Martin set out to unravel the mystery. He could not rule out a political link or an Irish connection, against the backdrop of Henry's proposed expedition to take over the wayward territories of Ireland. The key to the mystery lies in the time lapse between the deliveries of the gruesome remains.