Book Description
Here are thirteen deadly tales, all set within the dramatic turmoil of medieval Europe. Murder mystery fans and history buffs alike will be riveted by the selections offered by master anthologist Martin H. Greenberg and Nebula Award-winner John Helfers. You'll meet Peter Tremayne's seventh-century Celtic detective, Sister Fidelma, in "Like a Dog Returning;" discover Clayton Emery's take on Robin Hood in "Plucking a Mandrake;" learn about Brother Cadfael, soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, from the wicked pen of Ellis Peters; and many others—all in the service of investigating crime in the Middle Ages, from the misdeeds of commoners to the felonies of kings.


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Here are thirteen deadly tales, all set within the dramatic turmoil of medieval Europe. Murder mystery fans and history buffs alike will be riveted by the selections offered by master anthologist Martin H. Greenberg and Nebula Award-winner John Helfers. You'll meet Peter Tremayne's seventh-century Celtic detective, Sister Fidelma, in "Like a Dog Returning;" discover Clayton Emery's take on Robin Hood in "Plucking a Mandrake;" learn about Brother Cadfael, soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, from the wicked pen of Ellis Peters; and many others—all in the service of investigating crime in the Middle Ages, from the misdeeds of commoners to the felonies of kings.

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Of all crimes, murder is the most shocking. Taking another person's life -- whether for gain, anger, envy, revenge, or power -- is always horrendous. Since Cain killed his brothers, murderers have found reasons to kill, and the crimes in Murder Most Medieval occur for many of the same reasons that murder is committed today.

As always, there are those champions who crusade against lawlessness, and they make appearances here as well. Peter Tremayne's Celtic detective Sister Fidelma solves a twenty-year-old crime of passion. In a story by Clayton Emery, the noble Robin Hood solves a mystery of witchcraft and heresy with the help of the indomitable Marion. And what collection would be complete without a tale from Ellis Peters and her soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, Brother Cadfael?

From Gillian Linscott's tale of a lord whose future mandates a "little" war to Margaret Frazier's story of political intrigue and deception at King Henry's court, these thirteen tales focus entirely on murder most foul, murder most malicious, indeed, Murder Most Medieval.

Martin H. Greenberg, often called the king of anthologists, has edited more than one thousand anthologies, including the American Ghost series and teh American Vampire series. John Helfers, whose first anthology, Black Cats and Broken Mirrors, was published in 1998, has contributed his own stories to Phantoms of the Night, The UFO Files, Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar, and other anthologies. Both editors live in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

TREACHERY! BETRAYAL! MURDER! A Global Lineup of Writers and Stories of Medieval Europe

"Like a Dog Returning... A Sister Fidelma Mystery" Peter Tremayne

"The Country of the Blind" Doug Allyn

"A Horse for My Kingdom" Gillian Linscott

"The Simple Logic of It" Margaret Frazer

"Plucking a Mandrake" Clayton Emery

"A Gift from God" Edward Marston

"The Queen's Chastity" Tony Geraghty

"The Reiving of Bonville Keep" Kathy Lynn Emerson

"For the Love of Old Bones" Michael Jecks

"The Wizard of Lindsay Woods" Brendan Dubois

"Improvements" Kristine Kathryn Rusch