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The Unquiet Bones

By: Mel Starr
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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First in the medieval whodunnit series set in Bampton, Oxfordshire, during the plague years and featuring a newly qualified surgeon

Hugh of Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, has been educated as a clerk, usually a prelude to taking holy orders. However, feeling no certain calling despite a lively faith, he turns to the profession of surgeon, training in Paris and then hanging out his sign in Oxford.

A local lord asks him to track the killer of a young woman whose bones have been found in the castle cesspit. She is identified as the impetuous missing daughter of a local blacksmith, and her young man, whom she had provoked very publicly, is in due course arrested and sentenced at the Oxford assizes.

From there the tale unfolds, with graphic medical procedures, droll medieval wit, misdirection, ambition, romantic distractions, and a consistent underlying Christian compassion.

©2008 Mel Starr (P)2019 by Blackstone Publishing
Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Medieval Mystery
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Delightful

i chose this book solely by title. when it began, I thought, what the heck is this? But to my delight , even though a completely different stly from my usual listening, it was a quaint and thoroughly enjoyable listen. The narrator was perfect.

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fantastic narrator!

the narrator was so enjoyable. I admit that I probably would not have read it.

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Lovely characters and great voices

The narrator was exactly what I would hope for this period piece. Hugh stole my heart in a way Shardlake never could. And lovely gentle Bruce, warms my heart. Glad Crossley’s talents have found a niche.

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Great story

I enjoyed the story, but I could not get past the fact that the narrator often sounded like a young Boris Karloff.

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Authentic and Accurate

Starr did his homework! This is a well written and engaging story in a literary style, and read well to draw the hearer into the 14th century world of Hugh de Singleton. I love that the author doesn’t try to press modern speech or thought patterns onto his characters. The reader was good and didn’t take away from the book’s impact. Great overall.

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Lovely book!

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this story! I Luke the history included in the story.

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Loved it. Found my next Audible series to binge on

I found this story very well-written, and absolutely fascinating. The historical context is well-crafted and accurately depicted. The characters are well-formed, interesting, and well-developed. Meeting Hugh is like finding a new friend.
The depiction of their religion being simply a daily part of society, & a key part of the culture, is also spot on [despite what the political Left would have us believe.] The matter-of-fact descriptions of Hugh's thinking about God, and the way religious feastdays anchored the calendar are refreshing in today's climate.
I know my next read (i.e. listen) will be book 2 in this series, & if it is proves to be anything like this one, the rest will follow.

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what a wonderful story!

I really loved this. definitely had to rewind a couple times but it was easy to follow and interesting!

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Good and interesting.

it was interesting and a decent mystery. The main characters upright and moral. the time it said in his fascinating.

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Real historical fiction!

Superbly well researched and gave me a lot to look up, very very interesting and well written and performed.

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