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Paul Doherty has created a four-part series involving the pilgrims in Chaucer's
“Canterbury Tales.” In “Ghostly Murders” (“The Poor Priest's tale of mystery and
murder as he goes on pilgrimage from London to Canterbury”), the author features Father
Philip, who, along with his brother Edmund, has just been assigned his first parish in the
village of Scawsby in Kent. That village has held a long and evil mystery dealing with the
Knights Templars, a holy relic, rumors of lost treasure, evil incarnate, and, of course, a
murder or two. By the end of the book, Father Philip “had learned a great deal, in his
short stay at Scawsby, about good and evil, about the human will and the need to repair
what was broken, for man to answer for what he did.”
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Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- middle ages
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- nearly 100%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
- british mystery (I say!)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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