Death and the Chapman

DEATH AND THE CHAPMAN is the first in the series of Roger the Chapman mysteries – the memoirs of an insatiably curious ex-monk whose new vocation is to seek out justice for the victims of medieval miscreants. The political situation in 1471 is complex and the war between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions still rages. But for Roger the Chapman, who has recently given up a monk’s cell for the freedom to be found peddling his wares on the open road, life goes on much as normal. Until, that is, he gets caught up in the strange disappearance of Clement Weaver, the only son of a wealthy Bristol alderman. It seems that Clement is not the only one to have vanished without trace from the Crossed Hands inn… Roger’s interest is piqued and at the request of the alderman he sets off for the bustle and excitement of London, to find out just how Clement disappeared. It is a journey that carries him to a confrontation with the highest in the land and puts his very life in jeopardy.