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Ashes to Ashes

The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon, Book 8

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Ashes to Ashes

By: Mel Starr
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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Master Hugh, Kate, and their children attend the Midsummer’s Eve fire. Early next morning, Hugh hears the passing bell ring from the Church of St. Beornwald and moments later is summoned. Tenants collecting the ashes to spread upon their fields have found burned bones.

Master Hugh learns of several men of Bampton and nearby villages who have gone missing recently. Most are soon found, some alive, some dead. Master Hugh eventually learns that the bones are those of a bailiff from a nearby manor. Someone has slain him and placed his body in the fire to destroy evidence of murder. Bailiffs are not popular men; they dictate labor service, collect rents, and enforce other obligations. Has this bailiff died at the hand of some angry tenant? Hugh soon discovers this is not the case. There is quite another reason for murder....

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Another enjoyable investigation by Hugh de Singleton. As always, the author draws you into the Medieval world. It has a rather complex ending and the narrator could do with distinguishing between the characters' voices more to make it easier to follow, but I enjoyed it all tha same.

Another good story

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The new narrator is so much better than the old one
Fantastic series
Recommend this series to anyone who likes a who done it and a relaxing pace and historical information

Hugh de Singleton

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Great story. Once I got over the initial shock in the change of narrator I settled down and enjoyed it just the same

Ashes to Ashes

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Steady paced enjoyable medieval whodunnit. Narrator great and historical detail excellent. Hugh, Kate and Arthur make for characters you enjoy the familiarity of as part of the series.

Enjoyable

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I Loved the whole series, it is a pity the storey teller changed half way through

Smashing

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