The Devil's Domain

The Devil's Domain is one of a series of medieval mysteries by P.C.Doherty featuring Brother Athelstan the Dominican friar who is priest of the extremely down market parish of St. Erconwald in Southwark. His other job is secretary to the London Coroner the flamboyant Sir John Cranston which means that he spends as much time solving crime in the capital as tending his wayward flock. Here Paul Doherty has handed Brother Athelstan and Sir John a locked room mystery, espionage, the machinations of John of Gaunt and Gervase his Keeper of Secrets and a couple of star-crossed lovers, quite enough to keep the dogged duo busy and provide hours of entertainment for this reader.