The Nightingale Gallery

<h2>A terrible power struggle threatens the very core of Britain...</h2><p>In 1376 the <strong>Black Prince</strong> dies of a terrible sickness closely followed by his father <strong>King Edward III</strong>in 1377. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy and the great nobles gather like hungry wolves round the empty throne.</p><p>Soon the prelates of the church and the powerful Merchant Princes of London are drawn in. One of these <strong>Sir Thomas Springall</strong> is foully murdered within a few days of the old king's death.</p><p><strong>Sir John Cranston</strong> the coroner of London is ordered to investigate. He is assisted by <strong>Brother Athelstan</strong> a penitent Dominican monk. From the sinister slums of Whitefriars to the barbaric splendour of the English Court Cranston and Athelstan are drawn into a dark and terrifying web of intrigue...</p><p><strong>The first in a scintillating historical mystery series perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom Susanna Gregory and S. J. Parris.</strong></p><h3>Praise for <i>The Nightingale Gallery</i></h3><p>'The best of its kind since the death of Ellis Peters' <i>Time Out</i></p><p>'If you like Inspector Morse you'll love Brother Athelstan' <i>Prima</i></p><p>'Evocative and lyrical descriptions' <i>New Statesman</i></p>