The Yeoman's Tale

Poet-sleuth Geoffrey Chaucer is caught up in the chaos of the Peasants' Revolt as he attempts to track down a brutal killer.

June, 1381. Embarking on his annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, Geoffrey Chaucer and his fellow travellers are forced to turn back when confronted with a horde of armed and angry peasants, intent on marching to London. Returning to the city to warn the authorities of the approaching danger, the pilgrims hole up at the Tabard Inn and prepare for the coming invasion.

That same night, a woman's body is fished out of the River Thames, her throat cut. When he discovers that the victim was the wife of one of his fellow pilgrims, Chaucer determines to investigate. Could the woman's henpecked husband be responsible for her death? A jealous business rival? Or was she murdered by one of the pilgrims? Does a cold-hearted killer lurk within the Tabard?

As the army of rebellious peasants approaches, Chaucer finds himself in a race against time to uncover the truth before anarchy descends.

Author: M. J. Trow
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 07/05/2022
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780727850683

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 05/09/2022
Booklist 06/30/2022

About the Author
M.J. Trow is a military historian by training and the author of more than sixty mysteries, including the long-running Inspector Lestrade and 'Mad Max' Maxwell detective series, as well as the Kit Marlowe Tudor mysteries, the Grand & Batchelor Victorian mysteries and the Margaret Murray series. He lives on the Isle of Wight.

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