The King's Corrodian by Pat McIntosh - ISBN: 9781472101068
Paperback
Devil, blackmail, and murder: a Scottish mystery shrouded in ancient secrets.

The King's Corrodian

A Gil Cunningham Murder Mystery

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    19 February 2015

Summary

‘The tale seems very improbable,’ Gil Cunningham said. ‘How should the Devil enter a religious house and carry off one of its members?’

How indeed? But Arnold Fleming, the widely disliked pensioner, or corrodian, lodged in the Dominican’s house in Perth, has vanished from a chamber, and a local knight and his mistress claim to have seen the Devil abroad that very same night. Three of the friars are accused by their fellows of involvement, documents found in Fleming’s lodgings suggest …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472101068
ISBN-10:1472101065
Author:Pat McIntosh
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:19 February 2015
Weight:242g
Dimensions:21mm x 129mm x 197mm
Series:Gil Cunningham
Audience Age:0-0
A-Format
The King's Corrodian by Pat McIntosh - ISBN: 9781472101068
129 × 197 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Will do for Glasgow in the fifteenth century what Ellis Peters and her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the twelfth.”

“McIntosh’s characterisations and period detail are first rate.” “Publishers Weekly “starred review of “The Fourth Crow””
“Will do for Glasgow in the fifteenth century what Ellis Peters and her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the twelfth.” “Mystery Readers Journal “on “The Fourth Crow””

About The Author

Pat McIntosh

Pat McIntosh, like Gil Cunningham, was born and brought up in Lanarkshire and educated at the University of Glasgow. She lived in Glasgow for many years, but now resides on the coast, where she divides her time between writing and anything else which can be done with a cat on her knee.

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