The Unquiet Bones, Mel Starr
The Unquiet Bones, Mel Starr
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The Unquiet Bones

Author: Mel Starr

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/24/2019


Synopsis

First in the medieval whodunnit series set in Bampton, Oxfordshire, during the plague years and featuring a newly qualified surgeonHugh 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.

About Mel Starr

Mel Starr was born and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After graduating with an MA degree in history from Western Michigan University in 1970, he taught history in Michigan public schools for thirty-nine years. Since retiring, he has focused on his highly successful novels.

About Steven Crossley

Steven Crossley is a multi-Earphones Award winner and twice-nominated Audie finalist who has narrated over two-hundred audiobooks. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has established an acting career on both sides of the Atlantic in theatre, television, film, and radio drama. A member of the internationally acclaimed company Complicite, he has performed with distinguished companies in New York and London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Scargosun on February 02, 2011

I found it odd that this book was supposed to be in the 'religious fiction' section when I went looking for it. It was recommended to me because I am a fan of the Matthew Shardlake series by CJ Sansom. I thought it was just historical fiction. I bought it anyway even though I am not a fan of organiz......more

Goodreads review by C.W. on June 23, 2024

Solid ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (4.5) Such a great book with a little of everything. Packed with interesting historical details, it moved along nicely finishing into a complete package. It’s no surprise the author Mel Starr was a professor who studied medieval medicine and literature. The narrator added so much to......more