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The Mysterium, by P.C. Doherty (Minotaur):
It’s more than a bit difficult to keep up with the literary
productivity of Dr. Paul C. Doherty, the headmaster of Trinity Catholic High
School in Essex, England, and author of more than 90 historical novels set in a
number of Old World cultures. 
The best recognized of his many series is
undoubtedly the one starring Hugh
Corbett--later dubbed Sir Hugh Corbett--which takes place during the reign
of King Edward I
(1239-1307). Corbett and his protégé, former felon Ranulf-atte-Newgate, debuted in Satan in St. Mary’s (1986) and have continued
investigating plots large and small ever since. Their 17th adventure, The Mysterium, finds them in London in
1304. Walter Evesham, Chief Justice in the Court of the King’s Bench, is charged with bribery and corruption, and has retreated to the Abbey of Sion on
Thames, seeking sanctuary “from the law he had once exercised so imperiously.” But
after Evesham is slain in his cell, Corbett is asked to investigate. Suspicion falls quickly on the Mysterium, a devious killer once pursued by Evesham, who
may finally have exacted revenge against the disgraced Chief Justice. It’s possible, though, that a copycat murderer is to blame.
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