Author: Hawkswood, Sarah Historical mysteriesPublished on 18 September 2025 by ALLISON & BUSBY in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Bradecote & Catchpoll' series.Paperback | 288 pages130 x 197 x 22 | 204g 'Chilling and riveting. This immersive, evocative book will grip you from first page to last' S.D. SykesWorcestershire, September 1145. A Templar knight is found dead in the Forest of Wyre, clutching a bloodstained document naming a traitor. Undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll, and Underserjeant Walkelin must uncover whether the killing was personal, political, or the work of outlaws. They are surprised to find that the locals believe the killer to be the Raven Woman, a mythical shape-shifter said to haunt the woods. Then the knight is identified as Ivo de Mitton, who fled the shire many years ago, presumed guilty of the foul murder of his kin. As the trio dig through legend and lies, they must determine the truth and bring a cunning killer to justice.'The series sets the yardstick by which all historical CriFi should be judged' Fully Booked
