Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises (Hardcover)

by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), John Helfers (Editor)

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Gramercy (Feb 3 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0517221624
ISBN-13: 978-0517221624
Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.2 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 595 g

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Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #1,590,297 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb anthology, Jun 16 2000

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Murder Most Medieval is the best anthology of detective stories I have ever read. What makes it unusual is the uniformly high quality of the stories it contains. Each story is superb, beautifully written and skillfully plotted. Yet each story embodies its own author's style. The stories also differ from each other in in content; they are about different periods in time, about different kinds of person, about different ways and walks of life. I rarely like anthologies, but this one is truly extraordinary. The authors deserve much praise; most of the stories make me want to rush out and find other works by those authors unfamiliar to me. The editor deserves much praise as well for putting together such a unified and excellent work.

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