The House of the Red Slayer

<h2>In a city seething with discontent an ancient grudge is about to be settled.</h2><p>December 1377. As London prepares for Christmas a great frost has the city in its icy grip; even the Thames is frozen from bank to bank.</p><p>The Constable of the Tower of London <strong>Sir Ralph Whitton</strong> is found murdered in a cold bleak chamber. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers. So how did the assassin get in?</p><p><strong>Brother Athelstan</strong> and <b>SirJohn Cranston</b> are ordered to investigate. They soon discover that the murder is only the first in a series of macabre killings which have their roots in a terrible act of betrayal...</p><p><strong>A vivid blood-curdling portrayal of medieval London this is historical mystery writing at its best perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and S. J. Parris.</strong></p><h3>Praise for Paul Doherty</h3><p>'A vivid intricately crafted whodunnit' <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><p>'Paul Doherty has a lively sense of history' <i>New Statesman</i></p>