WILLIAM SAVAGE’S LATEST BOOK
-
The Ashmole Foxe Mysteries: Book 7
AN UNIDENTIFIED BODY IS FOUND IN A HAUNTED HOUSE, A WAYWARD YOUNG PRIEST IS MURDERED … FRESH PROBLEMS FOR THE WILY MR FOXE.
The Reverend, the Honourable Henry Pryce-Perkins, to give him his full title, was both the youngest son of a peer of the realm and a brilliant scholar at Oxford. After ordination, the Bishop of Norwich appointed him Warden of St. Steven’s Hospital, until such time as he could be found a suitably large and prestigious parish. Now he has been found murdered outside his own house, and the bishop and mayor expect Foxe to give all his time and attention to discoveri
A day or so later, a call from the street children sends Foxe hurrying to look into the death of a young woman. Her richly-dressed body has been found in an empty and reputedly haunted house standing at the entrance to one of Norwich’s notorious ‘yards’: clusters of wretched tenements housing the poorest people in the city. Needless to say, Foxe can’t stop himself from getting involved in that mystery as well.
Now he’s facing two complex investigations, while a personal crisis is also brewing, involving the latest woman in his life. Can Foxe concentrate on finding the murderers and bring them to justice, while disentangling himself from a relationship rapidly going sour? What about his two past loves, both eager to take up where they left off and about to arrive back in Norwich?
As the complications continue to pile up, Ashmole Foxe will need to marshal all his resources and display even more cunning and determination than usual, if he hopes to resume his former happy-go-lucky style of life.
This month’s posts
-
Categories
- Agriculture (7)
- Architecture (2)
- Background Research (1)
- C18th Norfolk (31)
- Commerce (16)
- Cookery & Housecare (10)
- Crime (20)
- Fashion (10)
- Georgian Society (74)
- Keeping the Peace (6)
- Leisure (12)
- Medicine & Science (21)
- Military (10)
- News (1)
- Norfolk Eccentrics (2)
- Politics (18)
- Secret Service (1)
- Textiles (2)
- Theatre (5)
- Tid-bits (19)
- Travel (10)
- Uncategorized (25)
- Writing (3)
RSS feeds
Monthly Archives: November 2017
“Cunning Folk”: Witchcraft, Healing and Superstition
It’s easy to forget that “Cunning Folk” had been a normal part of society from the Middle Ages and continued right through until the start of the 20th century. They included men and women, some practising as healers, some as … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Society, Medicine & Science
9 Comments
The Murderous Georgian Rector of Wiveton
At around 11:15 pm on April 7, 1779, the audience began to leave the Covent Garden Theatre after a performance of a popular comic opera called “Love in a Village”. It was a warm night for early spring, and the … Continue reading
Posted in C18th Norfolk, Crime, Georgian Society
2 Comments
An 18th-century Scandal Rag
Sometimes history springs a surprise on you. I was glancing recently through some eighteenth-century newspapers when I discovered something quite strange. An edition of the “Ipswich Journal” from November 1720 had a lengthy piece of social satire right on the … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Society
3 Comments
Vignettes of 18th-century Life
Looking through a single newspaper of the 18th century is usually enough to produce a series of vivid images of what life was really like at the time. Take these, chosen from one page of “The Norfolk Chronicle” for January … Continue reading
Posted in Georgian Society
4 Comments
Georgian Dancing-Masters in Norwich
For the upper and middle classes, the Georgian period was one of intense social activity, both in the home and in public assemblies. Since dancing was an essential part of many gatherings, the ability to dance gracefully became an essential … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Leisure
2 Comments
Pen and Pension 