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FEAR IN THE FORESTAuthor: Knight, BernardCatalogue number: 6681 Number of cassettes: 11 Time (hours): 0.00 Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories Another mystery featuring Devon's first County Coroner, the 12th Century Crowner John. In June 1195 an officer of the Royal Forest is killed, followed shortly after by another. What is the motive and why is the sheriff, Sir Richard de Revelle, taking such an interest in the case? |
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MAKING OF HENRY, THEAuthor: Jacobson, HowardCatalogue number: 6671 Number of cassettes: 9 Time (hours): 0.00 Main subject: General Fiction A story of late flowering love, and what it means to be a man, told in Jacobson's inimitable style. |
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WHITE GOLDAuthor: Milton, GilesCatalogue number: 6825 Number of cassettes: 11 Time (hours): 0.00 Main subject: History - General, Social history In 1716 a Cornish cabin boy is captured by Barbary corsairs, and taken in chains to the slave markets of Algiers. This book looks at Thomas Pellow's life and at the lives of thousands of Europeans captured and sold by fanatical Islamic slave traders. |
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WITCH HUNTER, THEAuthor: Knight, BernardCatalogue number: 6668 Number of cassettes: 9 Time (hours): 0.00 Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories In Exeter, 1195, a prominent guild-master falls dead over his horse, after complaining of chest pains. When a straw-dolly with a spike through the heart is found under his saddle, his wife accuses a rival of having an evil spell cast. Gradually, in a climate of fear, several women are accused of witchcraft, including Crowner John's mistress |
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