The Way of the Wicked

<p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Kendrick Wroe is found dead in the frozen Shill Brook.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Most suspect he has been poaching Lord Gilbert's fish though Sir Hugh finds reason to believe this may not be so . . .Then one of Kendrick's friends is slain; another seems to be in mortal peril and in an apparent attempt to throw Hugh off the scent his comely daughter Bessie is abducted.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>As the town drops all to find her the tension steadily increases: a member of a plow team dies in mysterious circumstances Kendrick's surviving friend is forced to flee for safety in Eynsham Abbey and as events seemingly spiral out of control it's all Hugh can do to master his anxiety and uncover the killer...</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Mel Starr's latest novel is a thoroughly enjoyable medieval murder mystery. It may be appreciated on its own or as part of the Hugh de Singleton series.</strong></p><p><br></p>