The Rough Collier (Gil Cunningham)

The Rough Collier (Gil Cunningham)

by PatMcIntosh (Author)

Synopsis

When the peat-cutters came to report the dead man, Gil Cunningham was up in the roof-space of his mother's house, teaching his new young wife swordplay.They believe the corpse to be that of a local missing man. His wife and the widow who runs the local coalmine are sure the body belongs to someone else, but then they find themselves accused of having killed him by witchcraft. And if the corpse is not the missing man, who is it?Gil and Alys try to get to the heart of the matter. Together they uncover more murders than they bargain for, and encounter the chilling secret at the heart of the mystery.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Constable
Published: 27 Mar 2008

ISBN 10: 1845294726
ISBN 13: 9781845294724
Book Overview: The fifth Gil Cunningham Murder Mystery set in Medieval Glasgow and in the tradition of Ellis Peters.

Media Reviews
* 'McIntosh's characterisation and period detail are first rate and bode well for future entries in this series.' - Publishers Weekly * 'The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed.' - Historical Novels Review
Author Bio
Like her protagonist Gil Cunningham, Pat McIntosh is a graduate of Glasgow University. She lived and worked in Glasgow before settling on Scotland's West Coast.