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Too Good to Hang

By: Sarah Hawkswood
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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April, 1145. Thorgar the Ploughman is found by the bloodied body of Father Edmund, a village priest in Ripple, and is summarily hanged for being caught in the act, despite his pleas of innocence.

When his sister goes to Worcester to seek justice for Thorgar, the lord Sheriff sends Hugh Bradecote, with Serjeant Catchpoll and Underserjeant Walkelin, to discover the truth. They soon expose strong motives for placing the blame on the ploughman’s shoulders, some unpleasant secrets festering among the villagers, as well as the whisper of a treasure long lost and now rediscovered.

The shadow the noose casts is a long one, but the Sherrif’s men will need to plumb the darkness to uncover the true killer.

©2023 Sarah Hawkswood (P)2023 Allison & Busby Ltd Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Mystery Fiction Village

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This medieval mystery has a good plot like others in this series. The under sherrif, the sergeant and the under sergeant investigate the murder of a priest. A man has already been hanged for the crime but not all is as it seems. The evidence leads in several directions but finally the truth is untangled.
A good listen.

A good story with good characters

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I really enjoy listening to Sarah Hawkwood’s books and narration by Matt Addis. Matt brings the brilliant storyline and characters to life. I look forward to the next one .

Another excellent tale

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Another good listen. Matt Addis is an amazing narrator and has such a range of voices the story glows easily and with colour.

Excellent

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Overall a good story after an unexpectedly shocking start. The story was well structured and very well narrated. The only downside was the killer was obvious from the start.

A good Cadfael type yarn

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I love all the books in this series. The interaction between Bradecote, Catchpole, and now Wakelin , gets better and better.

A cracking read!

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I have read the whole Bradcote and Catchpole series - some in book form, the last few on Audible and I’ve enjoyed the development of characters and especially the development of the relationships between the Shrieval trio. I have got to know them so well, I just hope there’ll be more in the series for I will miss them now!
The narrator is EXCELLENT. The best I’ve heard so far on Audible! He does ALL the voices and accents so well that the story is easy to follow and makes it so much better than reading the books myself! I recommend reading the series in order, so that you can see the relationships develop.

Very enjoyable!

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Another marvellous insight into the 12th century and feudal law… with a side helping of how lawless it became due to the corruption of men in power.
I can’t say more without giving spoilers.
Again there were twists and turns in the search that could give a person whiplash.
And again we watched the development of the main 3 characters into an even stronger team.
I know the next book is available in ebook and hope it will soon be available here as my biggest disappointment is coming to the end of what is available.

As well written as ever

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There are a lot of series on the market where the quality of the writing and the standards of the plot, reduce as the series progresses, but not this one. The plot twists and turns, the characters come alive before your ears and the whole transports you away to a living, breathing medieval world. The narration was, as always, a delight. Pass me the next one!

Best Yet!

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April 1845. Sergeant Catchpoll, Under-Sherriff Lord Bradecote, and Under-Sergeant Walkeling are sent to the village of Ripple to investigate the murder of a priest and the over-precipitous hanging of Thorgar, an innocent young man. If Thorgar didn’t kill the priest, who did, how and why? There are multiple potential motives, unpleasant truths, and the potential of buried treasure. This is a Medieval whodunnit, very engaging. It’s well read by Matt Addis complete with convincing Worcestershire accent for Catchpoll. This is actually Book 11 in the Bradecote AND Catchpoll series, but very easy to get into despite me not having read/listened to any previous ones. If you like the Cadfael books, give the Bradecote and Catchpoll books a go.

Enjoyable

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A very moving story with twists and turns as usual, historically enjoyable as well a accurate.

One of the best yet

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