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The Herald of Hell

By: Paul Doherty
Narrated by: Terry Wale
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May 1381. The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin. Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night, terrifying those who oppose them. But who is he? When his chancery clerk is found hanged in a notorious Southwark brothel, Brother Athelstan is summoned to investigate.

In the dead man's possession was a manuscript containing a great secret which he had been striving to decipher. Can he crack the code before the Great Revolt begins?

©2015 Paul Doherty (P)2019 Soundings Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Mystery Middle Ages Fiction Exciting
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Paul Doherty writes so well, you feel you are actually part of the story, watching from the side lines. I'm only glad I can't smell the London streets! These are so well written I have trouble defining fact from fiction. I look forward to reading and listening to the books in this series and those about Sir Hugh Corbett.

You do feel like you are part of the story

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Loved it all been listening to these books
for many years now, can't fault it

All Athelston stories are great

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I love the 'great itemised reveal', read perfectly throughout. The twists and turns woven into historical fact, timeless English spoken so eloquently, a truly masterful peace of literature. The story may ramble, but pay attention, clues about, peeks of truth intermingled with descriptive colour and light, moments of titterful humour amoungst deeply disturbing reminders of our ruthless past. 👏

clever, masterful masterpiece

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Wonderfully done as usual by Terry Wale, looking forward to the sequel, The Great Revolt. It’s wonderful how much history Paul Doherty has in his books.

A great twist on the Peasants’ Revolt

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As always a outstanding story! The clues were all there, but a very clever plot!
Felt like I was in the medieval time. very well narrated!!

Brilliant

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