The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker (Medieval West Country Mysteries)

Sir Baldwin Furnshill and his friend Simon Puttock have each been summoned to Exeter to receive an award from the Cathedral. The award is pair of jewelled gloves for each man. Presented to them by the "Boy Bishop," a title bestowed upon one of the young boy choristers of the Cathedral, who to all intents and purposes is the Bishop of Exeter for one day during the Christmas festivities.

Little do they know when they set out for Exeter, Sir Baldwin with his wife Jeanne, and Simon alone, the murder and mayhem that awaits them in the Cathedral City.

This is a complicated and well thought out plot and keeps the reader guessing until the last pages.


Very good reading !   November 28, 2001
5 out of 8 found this review helpful

I read this book following a book by Bernard Knight (Tinner's Corpse). I must say that I prefer this one because the plot was more complex and there were more twists. In fact, I found the book so engrossing that I finished it in one night. That's because it was very good !


Medieval murders, two great sleuths and an old custom.   February 15, 2001
6 out of 11 found this review helpful

Excellent! I highly recommend this one, and there are nine previous books about the same two sleuths to enjoy.