In the ninth Gil Cunningham mystery set in medieval Glasgow, the crime-solving notary investigates the slaying of a woman found dead outside a cathedral. Tied to St. Mungo's Cross by the cathedral,
“McIntosh's characterizations and period detail are first rate and bode well for future entries in this series.”—Publishers Weekly“The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed.”—Historical Novels R
“McIntosh's characterizations and period detail are first rate and bode well for future entries in this series.”—Publishers Weekly“The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed.”—Historical Novels R
Praise for the Gil Cunningham series: “McIntosh provides a signature twist at the end that serves as an unexpected bonus for readers already enthralled with the medieval mystery she has spun
1493. When the peat-cutters came to report the dead man, Gil Cunningham was up in the roof-space of his mother's house, teaching his new young wife swordplay.The finders believe the corpse in the peat
Gil Cunningham had hoped that the first time he set foot in the brothel on the Drygate it would also be his last, but by the time all was settled he felt quite at home within its artfully painted cham
In Sir William's remote part of Scotland it seems almost possible that a young boy could have been stolen away by the fairies and returned forty years later, no older - and if he isn't Davie Drummond
"Another hearty meal stuffed with fascinating period tidbits and a satisfying mystery."—Kirkus Reviews“McIntosh artfully interweaves intrigue and history in this suspenseful medieval murder tale.”—Boo
After Gil Cunningham and an old acquaintance, Glasgow merchant Augie Morison, report the gruesome find of a severed head, Morison is accused of murder and Gil sets out to identify the dead man and est
Constable Gil Cunningham investigates the poisoning of an actor in a festive play, who was given drops by a fellow actor playing an apothecary, but when other deaths follow he begins to suspect a real
Glasgow, 1492: Gil Cunningham returns to his old university for a night of food, theater, and revelry, only to find one of the actors dead in the coal house, and becomes tangled in a web of espionage
"And you are telling me," said Gil Cunningham, "that David Drummond vanished away forty years ago and is now returned, seemingly not a day older?" "That's about the sum of it," agreed Sir William Stew
The barrel should have contained books - instead it held treasure and a severed head...Gil Cunningham and his old acquaintance, Glasgow merchant Augie Morison, expecting a delivery of books from the L
The 11th story in the Gil Cunningham series set in medieval GlasgowThe tale seems very improbable,' Gil Cunningham said. 'How should the Devil enter a religious house and carry off one of its members?
Although he was watching closely when the mummer was poisoned, it took Gil Cunningham several days and three more poisonings to work out how it was done.Danny Gibson and Nanty Bothwell, rivals for the
The tenth story in the popular Gil Cunningham series set in medieval Glasgow. 'The tale seems very improbable,' Gil Cunningham said. 'How should the Devil enter a religious house and carry off one of
