A Polluted Font: The Sixteenth Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon (Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon #16)

By: Mel Starr

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Synopsis: ASSAILANT AT LARGE When Hugh and Kate's newborn son is taken to the church to be baptized, they are astounded to find that the locked font is completely dry. The possibility of a leak is quickly ruled out, and just as Hugh is beginning to wonder if there may be a sinister explanation for the stolen holy water, Fr Robert is found lying motionless by the rood screen in a pool of blood ... Meanwhile, parliament has passed a poll tax, stipulating that everyone above the age of fourteen is to be treated equally. People are soon scrambling to find the money, while others take the opportunity to exploit their desperation and make some cash... But what connection can there possibly be between this and the events at Bampton? Mel Starr's latest novel is a thoroughly enjoyable medieval crime mystery.