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  • By: Sarah Hawkswood
  • Narrated by: Matt Addis
  • Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (65 ratings)
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A Taste for Killing

By: Sarah Hawkswood
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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Summary

Whose was the hand that poisoned Godfrey Bowyer? Bradecote and Catchpoll are on the trail of the killer.

January, 1145. Godfrey Bowyer, the best but least likeable bow maker in Worcester, dies an agonising death by poisoning. Although similarly struck down after the same meal, his wife, Blanche, survives. The number of people who could have administered the poison should mean a very short investigation for the sheriff’s men, Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and Underserjeant Walkelin, but perhaps someone was pulling the strings, and that widens the net considerably. Could it be the cast-out younger brother or perhaps Orderic the Bailiff, whose wife may have had to endure Godfrey's attentions? Could it even be the wife herself?

With Bradecote eager to return to his manor and worried about his wife’s impending confinement, and Walkelin trying to get his mother to accept his choice of bride, there are distractions aplenty, though Serjeant Catchpoll will not let them get in the way of solving this case.

©2022 Sarah Hawkswood (P)2022 Allison & Busby Ltd

Critic reviews

"Hawkswood’s ability to mix humour with the complexities of everyday life and her crisp and descriptive writing provide an effective lure into the depths of this medieval whodunnit. Read it as a stand-alone or, as I did, become fascinated and follow the series." (Crime Review)

"Hawkswood’s Worcester is a place we can see, hear, feel, breathe—and smell—as the mystery unfolds…an excellent detective story which also gives us an intriguing glimpse into a long-lost world." (Fully Booked)

"Hawkswood skilfully evokes a sense of the medieval world, one which is both far-off and familiar." (Historical Novels Review)

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More please. Loved it.

I love these stories. Great characters who are subtly changing over time as they get older and circumstances change. I’m up for the next one in the series.

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Best yet!

An intricate plot that keeps you guessing, fabulous, real characters, immaculate medieval detail, wonderful writing and a silky smooth narrator. What’s not to love?

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Enjoyable read

Loved it . Hope this is not the end, I'm eager to read more adventures of the trio . Both author and narrator brings the historical read to life!!!!!!!

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Nice Listen.

Nice listen. Lovely atmospheric medieval mystery. Good narration. The story plot itself, was a little stayed, the murder was evident as soon as the murder was done, in the beginning. The back story of the murderer was interesting, and the rest of the characters have developed well over the course of this series. Overall enjoyable.

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Really enjoyable

This is yet another great book from Sarah Hawkswood. I love the way the characters play out against each other and the backdrop of the mystery. I also really like how Ms Hawkswood weaves the different strands of the book together, so that things you think are not related in any way, suddenly take on greater significance. It all makes for really enjoyable reading/listening. Matt Addis as usual does a really great job or narrating these stories. He is fast becoming one of my favourite narrators.

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Bit predictable

It’s an ok story but you know who has committed the murder very early on and the book is just about how they go about proving it. There is no plot twist so not one to remember.

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Enjoyable

An unusual story for the time, a medieval detective novel which I enjoyed very much. Good descriptions and I loved the characters.

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