Title: The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker Author: Michael Jecks Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Publisher: Headline Copyright: 2000 ISBN: 0747266115 Pages: 331 Keywords: mystery, historical Reading period: 20-22 December, 2007
Days before Christmas 1321, a glovemaker is murdered in the cathedral town of Exeter. Sir Baldwin and his friend, Simon Puttock, are asked to investigate by the Dean of the Cathedral.
Jecks juggles a complex plot with a large cast of characters, and manages to keep them distinct and interesting, while describing the intersection of cathedral and town life and Christmas rituals in medieval England.
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