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  • The Easter Sepulchre

  • The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon, Book 13
  • By: Mel Starr
  • Narrated by: Tim Bruce
  • Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (50 ratings)
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The Easter Sepulchre

By: Mel Starr
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Summary

Keeping watch over the Easter Sepulchre, where the Host and crucifix are stored between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, is considered a privilege. So it is shocking when it is discovered that Odo, the priest’s clerk, has abandoned his post. But as the hours pass and Odo is not found, Hugh de Singleton is called upon.

It is Hugh that finds the dried blood before the altar, and fear grows for the missing man … Will Hugh be called upon to investigate another murder, or will the man be found hale and hearty? But if so, where has the blood come from?

©2020 Mel Starr (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

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Another pleasant story, but new narrator has let this down.

All the previous books had life in the narration of the audio books, this new narrator is flat and drones on instead of brining the life in of the earlier books. I’ve had to go back several chapters to listen again as the voice just disappears into white noise after a while. Story as pleasant as always, narration let it down

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American narrator is a poor choice for this book

I have listened to all the previous books in the series and was excited about a new book. Unfortunately the choice of narrator has absolutely ruined the book,. The book is set in mediaeval England and having it read by a narrator with an American accent is just wrong.
Sadly I see that the next book in the series is to be read by the same narrator. I won't be buying it

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Spoiled by narator

I loved the previous books in the series, but narrator of this one was dull, and put no life into the characters. Story was probably OK but I only half listened due the narration

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I loved the other books But ....

I was looking forward to this as I have listened to all the previous books in this series, but unfortunately
half an hour into it. I just couldn't deal with it anymore what went wrong? I don't know, the narrator definitely has changed the ebon flow of this audiobook I returned it...... But maybe maybe I might give her a go at sometime?

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stupidity of the plot

The performance is largely good, although some of the reader's 'voices' are a bit samey.

In praise of Mel Starr hr focuses a great deal of effort on his characters and historical accuracy which are always well done, but he's no Agatha Christie.

Nevertheless, in many of his books the felons pursued by Singleton are often wily and their subterfuge is covered up well. Occasionally though the 'mysteries' are only carried to 15 or so chapters by Hugh being extremely incompetent and dim.

in the mystery Prince Edward's Warrant 3 people die because Hugh forgets the important principle Cui Bono and because he makes some truly stupid decisions regarding trusting suspicious people, going against his own assertion that Bailiff's don't trust people and in not taking immediate action when circumstances merit it.

In this book, yet again, 3 people are killed and two of those deaths avoidable of Hugh had bothered to think about the limited interactions of the first victim and the scapegoat and how unlikely anyone outside the circle of the three vicars' households could be incolvedt.

Additionally, the motive for the killings is frankly a very poor motive to take such extreme actions, especially when you realise that more than one villain is involved, four if you count an accessory after the fact.

Also, the behaviour of both Hugh (making no effort to protect a man he knew was in danger of his life) and the behaviour of this final victim make zero sense. Their stupidity is clearly a mere plot device and totally inappropriate based on the circumstances.

Of course protagonists make wrong decisions but Hugh makes dozens in this particular tale; talking secretly in a place where he can too easily be overheard, not realising that the multiple exposure and thwarting of many of his plans demonstrates an inside job, unnecessarily delaying taking vital steps in progressing the investigation etc etc.

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Medieval mystery at its finest

Accurate historical facts, intriguing mysteries and engaging characters.
What more could one want? A murder of course and one is not disappointed!
Well read!

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Nothing. Totally unmemorable.

Mayhap the author struggles with dialog. Mayhap using the word Mayhap every other sentence could get annoying very quickly. Mayhap.

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Enjoyable and much better narration

I shall be sorry when the series comes to an end, I've 'enjoyed it very much

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Another good yarn.

I've enjoyed the whole series so far. The detail of life in England at that time is reasonably well rendered.

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Repetitive and unimaginative

Having enjoyed many other titles from this series (not groundbreaking or earth shattering but usually a pleasant wander through medieval landscapes, whilst sitting in traffic) I was thoroughly disappointed by this overly repetitive, padded out, weak volume. The culprit was instantly obvious and plot thin. I’m sorry to say it was poor, bordering on boring.

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