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Audiobook narrated by Matt Addis

It’s 1145 and Godfrey Bowyer, the best but most unlikeable bow make in Worcester, dies, poisoned, while his wife, Blanche, eats the same meal and, though ill, survives. Under-Sherriff Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and Under-Serjeant Walkeling must investigate the murder. One murder turns into two and there are a couple of false trails before everything points to the guilty party. On top of all this Bradecote’s wife is about to give birth and since Bradecote’s first wife died in childbirth, he’d understandably worried. Young Walkelin is growing in investigative skills, and considering marriage, if he can placate his mother about bringing another woman into the house. Nice twisty plot and three-dimensional characters. Matt Addis narrates well.

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Narrated by Matt Addis

It’s 1149 in Worcestershire and the mauled body of the unpopular Durand Wuduweard, lately keeper of the King’s Forest of Feckenham, is found by his ne’er do well son, William. It looks like the man has been killed by a wolf, and pretty soon there are rumours of werewolves. Under-Sherriff Hugh Bradecote, Sergeant Catchpoll and Under-Sergeant Walkeling are sent to sort out the murder. Catchpoll’s gut instinct tells him it’s the son to blame for the father’s death as the two never got on, but there’s no proof. Thus begins a mystery which includes several more murders (some involving the wolf) and a gang of brigands burning and pillaging villages and manors. There’s a twist and a satisfying resolution. It’s nice to note that Walkelin is growing into his role as Catchpoll’s apprentice. Matt Addis is a good reader and does a convincing Worcestershire accent for Catchpoll and Walkelin, but still manages to make the characters audibly distinct.

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Audiobook, read by Matt Addis.
August 1144, harvest time. Osbern de Lench is murdered and his heir, made in the same hard-tempered mould as his dead father, wants to hang his younger half-brother for it without any evidence. Undersherriff (Lord) Hugh Bradecote, the wily and experienced Sergeant Catchpoll, and apprentice Walkelin have a few suspects, but nobody obvious, though there's something not quite right between the murdered lord and his meek widow. Gradually our three intrepid medieval investigators put the pieces together, but not in time to prevent another murder and a desperate attempt at a third. The perpetrator gets his comeuppance, of course, but the path to it is convoluted. This kept me hooked all the way through. This is my second Bradecote and Catchpoll audiobook - consumed out of order. I like the reader, Matt Addis, who voices the individuals convincingly, especially the Worcestershire accents of Catchpoll and Walkelin.

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April 1485. Sergeant Catchpoll, Under-Sherriff Lord Bradecote, and Under-Sergeant Walkeling are sent to the village of Ripple to investigate the murder of a priest and the over-precipitous hanging of Thorgar, an innocent young man. If Thorgar didn't kill the priest, who did, how and why? There are multiple potential motives, unpleasant truths, and the potential of buried treasure. This is a Medieval whodunnit, very engaging. It's well read by Matt Addis complete with convincing Worcestershire accent for Catchpoll. This is actually Book 11 in the Bradecote AND Catchpoll series, but very easy to get into despite me not having read/listened to any previous ones. If you like the Cadfael books, give the Bradecote and Catchpoll books a go.

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