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Candlemas

(2016)
(The first book in the 1588: A Calendar of Crime series)
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On Candlemas eve an apprentice candle maker finds his master, John Blair, dead in his workshop, and the evidence points to the surgeon Sam Sturrock. Enlisted by Sturrock's desperate apprentice, Hew Cullan, together with his friend and physician Giles Locke, finds himself drawn into the investigation to uncover the truth of the matter. At first it seems like Blair's death is the result of reckless surgical practice, but as Hew delves deeper into the life of the candle maker he discovers a web of extortion.It seems John Blair was a man with many enemies . . .This is the first in a brand new series of five Hew Cullan short stories. These tales of murder and intrigue will be released in October 2016 as a collected gift edition hardback.


Genre: Historical Mystery

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