Bøker av Susanna M Newstead

A huge forest. A young nobleman. Death Stalks them both.The year is 1191A sprawling expanse of ancient woodland becomes the backdrop for a gripping tale. Amidst its towering trees, a young nobleman is bound by a sacred oath so Holy, he dare not break it...Aumary Belvoir, merely seventeen, is unexpectedly thrust into the role of Warden of Savernake forest, spanning a hundred and fifty square miles in the north of Wiltshire. As he grapples with the weight of authority, a menacing shadow falls over the land. A series of baffling fatalities shatter the peace. Do these apparent accidents conceal a more malevolent force at play?Embark on a journey to unveil the secrets of two enigmatic medieval enigmas. The first revolves around the demise of Arthur, Duke of Brittany, a nephew and rival to King John, his death veiled in mystery. The second, even more unsettling, centres around the chilling fatalities that strike close to home within the depths of Savernake forest.With unwavering determination, Aumary Belvoir sets forth to expose a plot so dastardly and cunning, so patient and intricately woven, that its sinister threads may span years before being fully unravelled...BOOK ORDERBelvoir's PromiseShe Moved Through the FairDown By the Salley GardensI Will Give My Love an AppleBlack is the Colour of My True Love's HairLong LankynOne Misty Moisty MorningThe Unquiet GraveThe Lark in the MorningA Parcel of RoguesBushes & BriarsThough I Live Not Where I LoveWynter WakenethWorldes BlisAlysoun

A scorching summer. A melancholic merchant. A mysterious murder.The date is 1208.Sir Aumary Belvoir, Lord of Durley and a king's constable and the warden of Savernake Forest, receives the strangest request. The self-important and vituperative vintner, Aldous of Pitchcott, needs protection, claiming he is about to be murdered. Aumary is sceptical but moves Pitchcott to Marlborough Castle, where he is locked in a room in the castle wall. No one can possibly reach him, but within the day, Aldous Pitchcott is dead. Aumary discovers that many in the town wished Pitchcott harm, but how did the killer reach him? Aumary and his friends are baffled! Can Aumary reveal the guilty party before the murderer strikes again?Worldes Blis, a strange thirteenth-century song, provides the backdrop to the fourteenth novel in Susanna M. Newstead's Savernake Medieval Murder Mystery Novel series.Author Interview1) How difficult is it to research settings for a Medieval Murder Mystery?I've been doing it so long, I don't really know. When I first started there was no web. Much of the history was a bit of a mystery even to experts. The manuscripts one might have needed were difficult to access but with the help of many people and institutions like libraries, I managed the investigation I needed. I'm still researching - it never ends. One has to play detective oneself never mind write about secrets and intrigue.2) This is the fourteenth novel in your series. How do you keep the stories so fresh and exciting? Ah, this is just practice I think. Clues have to be eked out and red herrings buried deep in the mystery. Pacing is very important and the investigation has to go on at the right speed, with little moments of humour to lift the intrigue.3) Did you discover anything fascinating when researching this book?Yes. All about Mediaeval scaffolding! Who knew exactly how the builders put together a castle? And the fact that some of that Medieval work is sometimes still there! I've seen it with my own eyes.BOOK ORDERBelvoir's PromiseShe Moved Through the FairDown By the Salley GardensI Will Give My Love an AppleBlack is the Colour of My True Love's HairLong LankynOne Misty Moisty MorningThe Unquiet GraveThe Lark in the MorningA Parcel of RoguesBushes & BriarsThough I Live Not Where I LoveWynter WakenethWorldes BlisAlysoun

It is 1208. An icy landscape. A missing peasant. And a baby. Aumary Belvoir is about to become a father again but sadly this joyous time is marred by the disappearance of one of his cowmen, Borden Lea, who has not come home from his work in Savernake Forest. Has he absconded? Is he lying injured in the snow or is there a more sinister reason for his disappearance? A short while later, the small settlement of Braydon Oak is rocked when a cowman's wife is brutally murdered in broad daylight. Is it anything to do with the evil looking black bearded man seen in the forest by one of the forest women or is one of Bordern's cowherd companions guilty? Then a second woman is murdered in the same way. Why is this small group of forest folk being targeted? Aumary Belvoir, Constable of the county and Warden of the Forest of Savernake must travel the forest in dreadful winter weather, sifting all the available information, much of which he feels is being withheld from him. Why will people not tell him the truth? Even the usually friendly priest of Cadley is reticent. Aumary draws close to an answer but this leads him into deadly peril. An unlikely enemy has him in their sights. Have you ever wondered what might be the story behind some of our most beloved ancient folk songs? This, the thirteenth in the series, offers an interpretation of one such; the eerie thirteenth century song, Wynter Wakeneth. (Winter Awakes.)

In a tale packed with folklore and Medieval tradition, Bennet and Christa, battle with evil forces in the town which threaten to tear them apart guided only by the deceased astrologer's advice and warnings in a little black book.