13 Top medieval books like By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5) by Paul Harding

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By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5)

By: Paul Harding

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Scandal, murder and treason… Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang. Winter, 1379. French pri…

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1. The Devil's Hunt (Hugh Corbett, #10)

By: Paul Doherty , P.C. Doherty

4.24

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

When the severed heads of beggars are found outside of Oxford and then the university Regent himsel… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
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  • historical fiction
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  • historical mystery
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  • crime
Cover of Crowner's Quest (Crowner John Mystery #3) by Bernard Knight

2. Crowner's Quest (Crowner John Mystery #3)

By: Bernard Knight

4.15

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

On Christmas Eve in 1194, Sir John de Wolfe gratefully escapes a party being given by his wife to e… read more

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  • historical
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  • historical fiction
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  • medieval
  • crime
Cover of The Poisoned Chalice (Crowner John Mystery #2) by Bernard Knight

3. The Poisoned Chalice (Crowner John Mystery #2)

By: Bernard Knight

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

In December of 1194, the well-born ladies of Exeter are not having a good week. First, Christina Ri… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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Cover of The Grim Reaper (Crowner John Mystery #6) by Bernard Knight

4. The Grim Reaper (Crowner John Mystery #6)

By: Bernard Knight

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In May 1195, Sir John de Wolfe is summoned to inspect a corpse in Exeter’s cathedral precinct. Aaro… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
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  • historical fiction
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  • medieval
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Cover of Shroud of Dishonour (Templar Knight Mystery, #5) by Maureen Ash

5. Shroud of Dishonour (Templar Knight Mystery, #5)

By: Maureen Ash

4.08

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Templar Bascot de Marins is preparing to rejoin the Holy Wars when he is called upon to investigate… read more

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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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6. The Mysterium (Hugh Corbett, #17)

By: Paul Doherty

3.68

Format: 191 pages, Hardcover

In Paul Doherty's brilliant new novel, will Hugh Corbett find the deadly assassin stalking London's… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
Cover of The Sting of Justice (Burren Mysteries, #3) by Cora Harrison

7. The Sting of Justice (Burren Mysteries, #3)

By: Cora Harrison

4.33

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

The autumn has come to the Burren, it's a time of harvest. The end of summer for most and the end o… read more

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  • historical
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  • mystery
  • historical mystery

8. The Witch Hunter (Crowner John Mystery #8)

By: Bernard Knight

3.45

Format: 105 pages, Paperback

It is 1195, and when a wealthy mill-owner falls dead across his horse, Sir John de Wolfe, the count… read more

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9. The Sanctuary Seeker (Crowner John Mystery #1)

By: Bernard Knight

4.27

Format: 224 pages,

When an unidentified body is found in the village of Widecombe, Crowner (coroner) John is eager to … read more

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10. Satan in St Mary's (Hugh Corbett, #1)

By: Paul Doherty

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

1284 and Edward I is battling a traitorous movement founded by the late Simon de Montfort, the rebe… read more

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11. The Treason of the Ghosts (Hugh Corbett, #12)

By: Paul Doherty

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the village of Melford, a local lord is executed for a spate of vicious murders. It's not until … read more

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12. The Richest Man in Town (Stephen Attebrook Mysteries #14)

By: Jason Vail

4.44

Format: 0 pages, Kindle Edition

Harry Carver, the legless artisan, and his wife Joan find the corpse of the richest man in Ludlow i… read more

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13. Bag of Bones (Stephen Attebrook Mysteries #13)

By: Jason Vail

4.53

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

The Ludlow beggar One-eye Dick finds the scattered bones of two dead men on a hillside north of the… read more

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  • mystery
  • medieval
  • historical fiction
Cover of There was a Crooked Man (Stephen Attebrook Mystery #15) by Jason Vail

14. There was a Crooked Man (Stephen Attebrook Mystery #15)

By: Jason Vail

4.52

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

The corpse of one of medieval Ludlow’s tavern keepers, popular Red John Griffin, is found by the be… read more

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  • medieval
Cover of The Heiress (The Attebrook Family Saga Book 3) by Jason Vail

15. The Heiress (The Attebrook Family Saga Book 3)

By: Jason Vail

4.59

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Queen Eleanor, wife of Henry II and mother of King John, is dead at last after a long and tumultuou… read more

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Cover of Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17) by Joyce Lionarons

16. Possession (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 17)

By: Joyce Lionarons

4.65

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

York, February, 1275. When Cordwainer falls ill after being summoned to the deaths of a man and his… read more

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17. By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5)

By: Paul Harding

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Scandal, murder and treason… Athelstan and Cranston are back with a bang. Winter, 1379. French pri… read more

Similar categories in Paul Harding's By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5) book and Paul Harding's By Murder's Bright Light (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #5)

  • historical mystery
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  • british literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • medieval
  • crime
Cover of The d'Albiac Inheritance (Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mysteries #9) by J.G. Lewis

18. The d'Albiac Inheritance (Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mysteries #9)

By: J.G. Lewis

4.48

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Salisbury, 1231 A violent encounter at a tournament thrusts Ela into a tug of war over an ancient m… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Master William Falconer Medieval Mysteries Books 1–9 (William Falconer #1-9) by Ian Morson

19. The Master William Falconer Medieval Mysteries Books 1–9 (William Falconer #1-9)

By: Ian Morson

4.46

Format: 2069 pages, Kindle Edition

William Falconer is a Regent Master of Aristotle’s Hall at the University of Oxford. In his middle … read more

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Cover of Too Good to Hang (Bradecote & Catchpoll #11) by Sarah Hawkswood

20. Too Good to Hang (Bradecote & Catchpoll #11)

By: Sarah Hawkswood

4.53

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

April, 1145. Thorgar the Ploughman is found by the bloodied body of Father Edmund, a village priest… read more

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  • mystery
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  • historical fiction
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21. A Reluctant Assassin (Will Revill Thrillers #1)

By: John Pilkington

4.09

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

'A captivating tale alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of a bygone age. Historical storytell… read more

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  • mystery
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Cover of Murder In Maastricht (Master Mercurius Mysteries #7) by Graham Brack

22. Murder In Maastricht (Master Mercurius Mysteries #7)

By: Graham Brack

4.46

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Another darkly humorous murder mystery featuring Master Mercurius! Perfect for fans of Andrew Taylo… read more

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  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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Cover of The Healers (A Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mystery #16) by Joyce Lionarons

23. The Healers (A Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mystery #16)

By: Joyce Lionarons

4.49

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

York, 1274: As Sheriff de Bury works to combat an upsurge in thefts in the city and Berta tries to … read more

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Cover of Betrayal (Gavin Rownt Medieval Mystery #8) by Joyce Lionarons

24. Betrayal (Gavin Rownt Medieval Mystery #8)

By: Joyce Lionarons

4.60

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

London, January 1252. When a knight is robbed and killed on the road to Canterbury, Constable le Bl… read more

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Cover of A Polluted Font (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #16) by Melvin R. Starr

25. A Polluted Font (The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #16)

By: Melvin R. Starr

4.37

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

When Hugh and Kate's new-born son is taken to the church to be baptized, they are astounded to find… read more

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  • medieval
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Cover of Mother Midnight (Hugh Corbett, #22) by Paul  Doherty

26. Mother Midnight (Hugh Corbett, #22)

By: Paul Doherty

4.46

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Paul Doherty's twenty-second medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome… read more

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  • historical
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  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • medieval
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Cover of The Harlot's Riddle (Anglo-Norman Mysteries #5) by Maureen Ash

27. The Harlot's Riddle (Anglo-Norman Mysteries #5)

By: Maureen Ash

4.21

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

In this latest Anglo-Norman mystery a wine and mead merchant is found dead in his bed the morning a… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Sheriff's Riddle (Anglo-Norman Mysteries #4) by Maureen Ash

28. The Sheriff's Riddle (Anglo-Norman Mysteries #4)

By: Maureen Ash

4.40

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

In this newest Anglo Norman mystery, a charcoal burner is murdered in the greenwood and Estrid cond… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Realm of Darkness (Hugh Corbett, #23) by Paul  Doherty

29. Realm of Darkness (Hugh Corbett, #23)

By: Paul Doherty

4.48

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring, 1312. Edward II of England is absorbed with his favourite, Peter Gaveston, while his young … read more

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  • historical
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  • historical mystery
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Cover of A Reluctant Hero (Will Revill Thrillers #3) by John Pilkington

30. A Reluctant Hero (Will Revill Thrillers #3)

By: John Pilkington

4.45

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

"I was gripped from the first page to the last." Roger Morris, author of the Porfiry Petrovich Myst… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Interviewing The Dead (Carlyle & West Victorian Mysteries #1) by David   Field

31. Interviewing The Dead (Carlyle & West Victorian Mysteries #1)

By: David Field

4.01

Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition

David Field is back with a brand new Victorian mystery series! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes,… read more

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