The King's Corrodian - (Gil Cunningham Murder Mystery) by Pat McIntosh (Paperback)

About the Book

The 10th story in the Gil Cunningham series set in medieval Glasgow. "The tale seems very improbable", Gil Cunningham said. "How should the Devil enter a religious house and carry off one of its members?" How indeed? But Arnold Fleming, the widely disliked pensioner, or corrodian, lodged in the Dominican's house in Perth, has vanished from a chamber, and a local knight and his mistress claim to have seen the Devil abroad that very same night. Three of the friars are accused by their fellows of involvement, documents found in Fleming's lodgings suggest he was blackmailing somebody, and when Gil is called in to investigate, he reveals theft, ancient murder and more recent secrets. Then a body turns up, then a second one. Are these deaths connected to Fleming's disappearance, or to the victim of his blackmailing activities? Gil's questioning uncovers some of the truth, but it is Alys who discovers the answer, with the help of the Dominicans' redoubtable lay-brothers and the priory kitchens.

Book Synopsis

The 11th story in the Gil Cunningham series set in medieval Glasgow
"The tale seems very improbable, ' Gil Cunningham said. 'How should the Devil enter a religious house and carry off one of its members?' "
How indeed? But Arnold Fleming, the widely dislike pensioner, or corrodian, lodged in the Dominican's house in Perth, has vanished from a chamber, and a local knight and his mistress claim to have seen the Devil abroad that very same night. Three of the friars are accused by their fellows of involvement, documents found in Fleming's lodgings suggest he was blackmailing somebody, and when Gil is called in to investigate, he reveals theft, ancient murder and more recent secrets. Then a body turns up then a second one. Are these deaths connected to Fleming's disappearance, or to the victim of his blackmailing activities? Gil's questioning uncovers some of the truth, but it is Alys who discovers the answer, with the help of the Dominicans' redoubtable lay-brothers and the priory kitchens."

Review Quotes

"McIntosh's characterisations and period detail are first rate." "Publishers Weekly "starred review of "The Fourth Crow""

"Will do for Glasgow in the fifteenth century what Ellis Peters and her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the twelfth." "Mystery Readers Journal "on "The Fourth Crow""

About the Author

Pat McIntosh is the author of the Gil Cunningham mysteries, which include "The Counterfeit Madam," "The Fourth Crow," and "A Pig of Cold Poison."