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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.

posted on Tuesday, December 25, 2007 4:06:10 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00) 
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