A Bradecote and Catchpoll Investigation Books in Order

When the hated clerk Eudo is bludgeoned to death inside Pershore Abbey, almost everyone has a reason to hate him. New partners Hugh Bradecote and Serjeant Catchpoll must work through tension, suspicion, and another killing to uncover the murderer.

A suspicious fire in Worcester becomes far more dangerous when another blaze reveals a corpse. Catchpoll, Bradecote, and young Walkelin chase an arsonist through smoke, fear, and old secrets before the whole city pays the price.

A deadly ambush on the salt road leaves bodies behind and an expert archer vanished into the forest. Bradecote and Catchpoll hunt the killer through local rivalries, theft, and lies while the attacks keep mounting.

A naked corpse and a missing Welsh messenger send Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin west in search of the truth. Their trail leads to a troubled manor where family bitterness and politics make justice anything but simple.

When Hugh Bradecote's betrothed joins a pilgrimage escort, a renegade seizes the party to bargain for a prisoner in the sheriff's cells. The rescue turns into a desperate winter chase across frozen Worcestershire.

Ricolde, one of Worcester's best-known women, is found butchered on an island in the Severn. To solve her death, the sheriff's men must uncover a buried past, follow conflicting evidence, and face a case that hits Catchpoll close to home.

A stabbed man is pulled from the water near Fladbury mill, and the clues point in too many directions at once. Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin probe a horse dealer's marriage, a missing horse, and an older crime that refuses to stay buried.

Osbern de Lench rides out to inspect his land and comes home only as a corpse. Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin must sort through bitter neighbors, a volatile heir, and a troubled marriage to find who wanted the lord dead.

On All Hallows' Eve, the forest keeper Durand Wuduweard is found savaged beside his hearth. Rumors of a wolf spread fast, but Bradecote and Catchpoll have to cut through fear, superstition, and fresh violence to find a very human killer.

In January 1145, Worcester bow maker Godfrey Bowyer dies after a poisoned meal, while his wife somehow survives. Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin face a crowded suspect list and a case tangled with family grudges, coercion, and secrets.

A ploughman is hanged after being found over a murdered priest, but his sister refuses to accept the verdict. Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin return to Ripple to dig up village grudges, hidden motives, and whispers of lost treasure.

The steward of Evesham Abbey is found dead in a well pit, and nobody nearby seems eager to tell the truth. Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin navigate abbey politics, local tension, and another killing as the lies pile up.

A dead Templar knight is discovered in the Forest of Wyre with a bloodstained document on him. Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin must weigh outlaw violence, treason, and the eerie legend of the Raven Woman to reach the truth.

In December 1145, popular trader Hamelin Isenmongere is found beaten to death on Worcester's quayside. As winter closes in, Bradecote, Catchpoll, and Walkelin uncover signs of betrayal, political tension, and a possible spy close to the castle.