The Brothers of Glastonbury (Roger the Chapman)

By: Kate Sedley

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Synopsis: A traveling peddler searches for two missing brothers in medieval England in this colorful historical mystery.“Roger the Chapman, an itinerant peddler of uncommon insight and intelligence, returns to solve another spine-tingling medieval mystery cloaked in greed, treachery, and suspense. . . . An evocative and authentically detailed historical whodunit.” —BooklistRoger the traveling chapman should be on his way home to medieval Bristol after a nice summer’s peddling. But a request from his duke to escort a bride en route to her betrothed takes him toward Wells, where the groom and his brother have vanished.Roger links the disappearances to the discovery of ancient scrolls written in a strange language. But as he deciphers the archaic tongue, he concludes that a still-greater mystery lies at the heart of the brothers’ disappearance, in The Brothers of Glastonbury by Kate Sedley.“Those who have enjoyed the sleuthing of Sedley's 15th-century peddler Roger the Chapman know what a feast of storytelling, historical detail and clever crime solving awaits. Those who haven't should give the series a try. . . . Using local legends and myths as a foundation, Sedley portrays late medieval England with remarkable clarity and vividness.” —Publishers Weekly