Falconer and the Ritual of Death (Master William Falconer Medieval Mysteries Book 06)

When a skeleton is unearthed on the grounds of Oxford University in 1271, Regent Master William Falconer must discover the truth behind the mysterious death before the area floods from torrential rains.Oxford University, 1271. As old buildings are pulled down to make way for a new purpose-built college, a body is revealed. Regent Master William Falconer deduces that the headless skeleton, obviously a victim of a murder, was buried twenty years ago. He must try to recall any significant events of the decade when England was involved in an earlier Crusade and the apparent ritual murder of a child had shocked the community. Could his recollections of that period provide a solution to the mystery? As the heavens open, and Oxford is threatened with flooding, Falconer is drawn into violent events where the past and the present collide with startling consequences . . . A William Falconer Mystery - Oxford University, 1271. As old buildings are pulled down to make way for a new purpose-built college, a body is revealed. Regent Master William Falconer deduces that the skeleton is twenty years old. He must try to recall any significant events, when England was involved in an earlier Crusade, which could provide a solution. As the heavens open, and Oxford is threatened with flooding, Falconer is drawn into violent events where the past and the present collide with startling consequences . . . Oxford University, 1271: for the first time, a college is being purpose-built for students to live and study in. But as the old buildings are pulled down, they reveal the body of a murdered man. Now, Regent Master William Falconer must rack his brains of his past time in Oxford to recall any significant events which could solve the mystery. Origina