Mayhem

Synopsis

<h2>Discover the BRAND NEW gruesomely gripping Medieval mystery from Kieth Moray, for fans of C. J. Sansom, Paul Doherty and E. M. Powell.</h2><p><strong>A man possessed.</strong></p><p><strong>A woman ravished.</strong></p><p><strong>There be demons in this place…</strong></p><p>Malton, 1361. Justice of the Peace Sir Ralph de Mandeville arrives in the walled town of Malton and is instantly plunged into a twisted web of brutal murder, forbidden romance and dark superstitions.</p><p>What starts as a routine session of the peace turns into a much darker, more complicated state of affairs. One suspected count of self-murder quickly followed by a formal plea of mayhem is enough to keep Ralph and his assistants Peter and Merek on their toes, but tension erupts into outright terror when a string of gruesome, theatrical murders rocks the Ryedale wapentake.</p><p>As panic spreads and terrified townsfolk blame the horrific deaths on a ‘revenant’ - a vengeful, undead spirit rising from the grave to spread the pestilence - Sir Ralph refuses to let fear overrule logic. Instead, guided by his beloved wife’s locket around his neck, he must follow a bloody trail of clues to expose the superstitions from the very human monsters living in plain sight.</p><p><strong>Praise for Keith Moray's Ralph de Mandeville series:</strong></p><p>'As many bodies as a Clint Eastwood movie! The plotting is clever and the characters likeable, well, the good guys!' <em>Reader Review</em></p><p>'If you like your serial killer tales backed with some spot-on medieval storytelling then this is the book for you.' <em>Reader Review</em></p><p>'An exciting, absorbing and wonderfully dark historical thriller' <em>Reader Review</em></p><p>'Dark and gripping!' <em>Reader Review</em></p>