The House of the Red Slayer (Brother Athelstan 2)

December, 1377. A great frost has London in its icy grip; even the Thames is frozen bank to bank. The Constable of the Tower of London, Sir Ralph Witton, is found murdered in a cold, bleak chamber in the North Bastion. The door is still locked from the inside and guarded by trusted retainers. So how did the assassins slip across a frozen moat to climb the sheer wall to commit such a dreadful crime? Appointed to investigate, Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston soon discover that Sir Ralph’s murder is only the first in a series of macabre killings which have their roots in a terrible act of betrayal committed many years previously. December, 1377. Sir Ralph Witton, the Constable of the Tower of London, is found murdered in a cold chamber in the North Bastion, the door locked from the inside. Appointed to investigate, Brother Athelstand and Sir John Cranston soon discover this murder is only the first in a series of macabre killings. In 14th Century London, Sir John Cranston, the lord coroner, and his assistant, Brother Athelstan, investigate a series of murders. All the victims have connections to a soldier they robbed and left to die 15 years earlier