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The Night of the Wolf (A Brother Chandler Mystery Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Cassandra Clark (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The ruthless reign of Henry IV and the clerical tyranny of Archbishop Arundel keep Brother Chandler and his friends under constant threat in this gripping medieval mystery featuring friar-sleuth Rodric Chandler.

"Clark’s use of period detail is unparalleled, and the plot remains taut and brisk til the end" Publishers Weekly Starred Review


Chester, 1400. Riding for his life, with a copy of Chaucer's heretical Canterbury Tales in his possession, friar-sleuth Brother Chandler is ambushed on the road and wakes up in a stranger's house.

Is his 'rescuer', wool merchant John Willoughby, friend . . . or foe? Willoughby declares that he, like Chandler, has renounced the self-crowned King Henry IV and will help Chandler get his dangerous belongings to safety. He seems trustworthy, but Chandler knows that if he's caught by the King's merciless censors together with the Tales, he'll be burned at the stake.

But then Willoughby's young wife perishes in a terrible accident at their house - or so it seems . . . Willoughby asks Chandler to help investigate if it was indeed an accident or if someone had a hidden agenda.

All Chandler wants to do is find safe haven for Chaucer's Tales and return to London, but he accepts the case. Little does he know that it will lead to secrets being uncovered which will put not only Chandler but also those around him in unimaginable peril.

The Night of the Wolf is the third book in the Brother Chandler mystery series, following The Hour of the Fox and The Day of the Serpent. A great read for history lovers who enjoy puzzling murder mysteries with twists!

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  1. Book 3 of 3
    Brother Chandler Mysteries
  2. Print length
    303 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    Severn House
  6. Publication date
    6 Jun. 2023
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    2273 KB
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Posy Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine finale to this absorbing trilogy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2023
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Once again the reader is plunged into the terrifying world of post-coup England where the paranoid Henry IV seeks to establish his rule by whatever means necessary. In a land where dissent is punishable by death, Chandler must carry a forbidden manuscript through enemy lines to a place of safekeeping. It is a quest fraught with danger, there’s a murder to be solved along the way and an encounter with the enigmatic Owain Glendower. Rounds the trilogy off nicely and would make an excellent tv series, just saying…
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CarolK
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant as always
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2023
What a great series by C Clark. In this the last of the Brother Chandler series, we meet again familiar loved characters. Chandler is on the run this time and is embroiled in another murder which he must solve. Against the background of the dastardly usurper King Henry, the story takes us through England and to Wales before Chandler can once again return to London where his own personal trials exist. I have spent very late nights reading these three books and enjoyed every moment. Clark has the gift of painting such real and gripping drama that I am in awe. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read and review the Night of the Wolf by Cassandra Clark.
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Plucked Highbrow
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent portrayal of dangerous times
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2023
After escaping the pyre, Brother Chandler is indebted to his rescuers and agrees to take a valuable manuscript away for safekeeping. Ambushed on the road, he is rescued by a Chester merchant, but when the merchant's wife dies in suspicious circumstances, Chandler is asked to look into the matter. Keen to get back to London but also needing to avoid the forces of Henry Bolingbroke, Chandler is forced to move between Chester, an Abbey near Leek and the hideouts of the renegade Owain Glyn Dwr.
Clark is an excellent writer of historical fiction. Here she turns to the years after the usurping of the throne by Henry IV and the uncertainty of the fate of Richard II. This is a time not often visited in stories and definitely not from the Riccardian perspective which makes the story interesting. The fact that it is also a really good mystery helps as well!
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Crimereader
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping fictionalisation of how Chaucer's famous Tales were saved!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2023
The third and final book in this brilliant series by author of the equally excellent Hildegard, Abbess of Meaux series. If you like high drama set against real (and extremely well-researched) historical backgrounds, this is for you. It vividly brings to life the circumstances surrounding Chaucer's writing of the Canterbury Tales, weaving it into a thrilling plot of high treason and subterfuge and even - tiny spoiler alert - romance. Brother Chandler is the eponymous hero and if the author is reading this review I would like to put in a request that this isn't after all the last book in the series. More, please! Hoping it makes it onto Netflix, too, as the story is highly visual and compelling. I was gripped and completely swept along for the ride. Brilliant!
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Robert A. Pitts
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2023
This is the third book in the series by that wonderful author Cassandra Clark. She brings to life the dangers of living in those times with the interesting character of Brother Roderic Chandler. One wrong conversation could lead to a horrible death. Well written and totally absorbing. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Sharon Connolly
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible adventure!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2023
I have to admit, there is a gap in my knowledge in medieval history around the reigns of Henry IV and Henry V. I have never liked Henry IV, despite the fact I love researching his father, John of Gaunt. I don’t know why? I have read some a handful on the first two Lancastrian kings, but never delved deeper into their lives and reigns. So, The Night of the Wolf by Cassandra Clark is a refreshing and fascinating story set in a period that is unfamiliar to me, though I may now have to look more deeply into Henry IV and the attitudes towards his usurpation of the throne from his cousin Richard II.

The Night of the Wolf is an intriguing murder mystery – if it is murder, that is, rather than an unfortunate accident – set after the accession of Henry IV and the death in Pontefract Castle of Richard II. The lead character is a monk who has fallen foul of King Henry in the past and is trying to stay under the radar of the authorities and stay alive.

Cassandra Clark’s hero of The Night of the Wolf, Brother Chandler, is a fascinating character, a renegade friar who has left his lover and child to keep them safe, and travelled north with a book written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Having escaped the pyre once, Chandler must find somewhere safe to secrete Chaucer’s works, and to keep himself out of the reach of the new king’s men. His personal mission is hampered when the lady of the house in which he is staying falls from a roof garden – or was pushed.

Brother Chandler is drawn into a web of lies and deceit that he must unravel.

Poor Brother Chandler tries not to get involved in the murderous events in Chester, he has enough problems of his own. But he cannot refuse the pleas of a grieving husband and embarks on an investigation that uncovers the divided loyalties and various intrigues of the leading citizens of Chester. Chandler is a sympathetic character, so easy to like that the reader finds themselves egging him but at the same time urging caution.

It is fascinating to read a murder mystery set in a time that must have been very unsettled for the ordinary Englishmen. A political coup and change in monarch that leaves the realm divided between the rightful king – as there had been rumours of Richard II’s death, but no confirmation – and the man who seized the throne. Cassandra Clark clearly demonstrates the suspicion and fear that must have abounded in 1400. No one knowing who to trust nor where individual loyalties lay. Betrayal lurked around every corner.

The Night of the Wolf is a fabulous, fast- paced, murder mystery that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat, or sitting up, reading, late into the night, desperate to discover the murderer and learn that Brother Chandler is safe, or not. With such a clever, intriguing plot, I defy any reader not to be mesmerised by Brother Chandler’s story.
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