The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker

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For Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King s Peace, and his friend, Bailiff Simon Puttock, the Christmas of 1321 looks set to be one of great festivity. They ve been summoned to Exeter to receive the prestigious gloves of honour in a ceremony led by the specially elected boy Bishop. But they soon learn that Ralph - the cathedral s glovemaker - has been robbed and stabbed to death. When Peter, a Secondary at the cathedral, collapses from poisoning, the finger of suspicion turns to him. Yet if he was Ralph s attacker, where is the money now As Simon and Baldwin dig for the truth they find that many of Exeter s leading citizens are not what - or who - they seem to be, and that the city s Christmas bustle is concealing a ruthless murderer who is about to strike again...

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If you ve an appetite for atmospheric sleuthing then you ll find this as satisfying as a jug of the finest mulled Yuletide ale - NORTHERN ECHO

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Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry to concentrate on writing and the study of medieval history, especially that of Devon and Cornwall. He and his wife now live in northern Dartmoor.