The Tainted Coin
The Tainted Coin

Author: Mel Starr

Publisher: Lion Fiction

Published: 2013-09-20

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1782640827

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'Fans of medieval mysteries will revel in Starr's lively blending of intriguing suspense and telling historical detail.' - Library Journal It is the autumn of 1367. Master Hugh is enjoying the peaceful life of Bampton, when a badly beaten man is found under the porch of St. Andrew's Chapel. The dying man is a chapman - a traveling merchant. Before he is buried in the chapel grounds, an ancient, corroded coin is found in the man's mouth. Master Hugh's quest for the chapman's assailants, and his search for the origin of the coin, makes steady progress - but there are men of wealth and power who wish to halt his search, and an old nemesis, Sir Simon Trillowe, is in league with them. But Master Hugh, and his assistant, the groom Arthur, are determined to uncover the thieves and murderers, and the source of the chapman's coin. They do, but not before they become involved with a kidnapped maiden, a tyrannical abbot, and a suffering monk - who needs Master Hugh's surgical skills and in return provides clues which assist Hugh in solving the mystery of the tainted coin.

The Tainted Coin
The Tainted Coin

Author: Mel Starr

Publisher: Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780857212504

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When a badly beaten, dying man is found under the porch of St. Andrew's Chapel, Master Hugh and his assistant search for the assailants and the origin of the coin found in the man's mouth.

The Twenty-first Century Confronts Its Gods
The Twenty-first Century Confronts Its Gods

Author: David J. Hawkin

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0791484610

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This book penetrates the assumptions of Western technological society and exposes the powers that govern it. The contributors argue that it is a mistake to think that religion and belief have been relegated to the private sphere and are no longer important in the public and political domains. They assert that the twenty-first century has a set of new godsthe powers of globalization, technology, the market, and military mightthat reign alongside those of traditional religions. These are the forces to which the modern era has granted ultimacy. This book looks at how major religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism play an important role in politics and society on both the global and local levels. The new gods of technology, globalization, and war are shown to exacerbate the existing cultural divisions and religious strife that mark our time. By understanding the importance of that which is held sacred, whether traditional belief or modern practice not acknowledged as belief, the contributors help us to comprehend our present situation and challenges.

Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics
Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics

Author: Sankita J. Patel

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 9819950910

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This volume comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Information Security, Privacy, and Digital Forensics (ICISPD 2022). The content discusses novel contributions and latest developments in cyber-attacks and defenses, computer forensics and cybersecurity database forensics, cyber threat intelligence, data analytics for security, anonymity, penetration testing, incident response, Internet of Things security, malware and botnets, social media security, humanitarian forensics, software and media piracy, crime analysis, hardware security, among others. This volume will be a useful guide for researchers across industry and academia working in the field of security, privacy, and digital forensics from both technological and social perspectives.

Unhallowed Ground
Unhallowed Ground

Author: Mel Starr

Publisher: Lion Fiction

Published: 2013-09-20

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1782640843

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"Mel Starr has done it again. This latest episode in the saga of Hugh de Singleton, medieval surgeon and detective, is another jewel in the author's crown. Each of these stand-alone dramas are tales of the highest order. The epoch and the region are portrayed with flawless beauty. His writing is superb. And the stories themselves are captivating. Highly recommended." - Davis Bunn, bestselling author Another brilliant slice of medieval crime fiction. Thomas atte Bridge, a man no one likes, is found hanging from a tree near Cow-leys Corner. All assume he has taken his own life, but Master Hugh and Kate find evidence that this may not be so. Many of the town had been harmed by Thomas, and Hugh is not eager to send one of them to the gallows. Then he discovers that the priest John Kellet, atte Bridge's partner in crime in A CORPSE AT ST. ANDREW'S CHAPEL, was covertly in Bampton at the time atte Bridge died. Master Hugh is convinced that Kellet has murdered atte Bridge ' one rogue slaughtering another. He sets out for Exeter, where Kellet now works. But there he discovers that the priest is an emaciated skeleton of a man, who mourns the folly of his past life. Hugh must return to Bampton and discover which of his friends has murdered his enemy... 'Mel Starr has given us another layered, compelling mystery, strong with abundant, telling details of everyday medieval life. This is a series well worth the reading.' - Margaret Frazer, author of the Dame Frevisse medieval mysteries

Without A Trace
Without A Trace

Author: Mel Starr

Publisher: Lion Fiction

Published: 2019-09-20

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1782642684

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An engrossing read in the successful Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon series. Lady Philippa, the wife of Sir Aymer - a knight of the realm - disappears while travelling from her husband's manor to Bampton. She and her maid are travelling in an enclosed wagon, whilst her husband and his grooms and a squire are mounted. When the party arrives at Bampton Castle neither the lady nor her maid are within the enclosed wagon: they have simply vanished. As the disappearance may have happened while the travellers were on Lord Gilbert's lands, his surgeon and bailiff, Hugh de Singleton, is assigned to discover what has happened to the lady. Has she been taken? Her has she fled her husband? Can Hugh help find her, or is it already too late?