The Case of the Cantankerous Carcass

The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage #9

by Howard of Warwick

How is a medieval monk supposed to investigate a death if the corpse keeps complaining all the time?

Once more Brother Hermitage toils to avoid his duties as King's Investigator, and fails miserably. But this time it's personal.

When his beloved old Abbot arrives at Wat the Weaver's workshop asking for his aid, Hermitage cannot refuse. He only has one beloved old Abbot, after all. But this one comes with a web made by specially tangled spiders.

There are Normans involved of course, so far so normal. Add a monastery that no monk of sense would go anywhere near and a village of pagans whose answer to every problem is to set light to it and Brother Hermitage is out of his depth almost immediately.

Wat and Cwen the weavers bring some common sense to the situation, but there isn't much of that to begin with.

It's medieval crime with all of the normal human failings - and a few new ones as well.

Genres: Mystery

314 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 25, 2017

About the author

Howard of Warwick is but a humble chronicler with the blind luck to stumble upon manuscripts which describe the goings-on of Brother Hermitage and his companion Wat the weaver.

His work has been heard, seen and read, most of it accompanied by laughter and some of it by money. His peers have even seen fit to recognize his unworthy efforts with a prize for making up stories.

There are now eighteen - make that twenty - novels of Brother Hermitage, the most medieval of detectives, loose on the world and they have found considerable success with the buying public.

The most recent outpouring from the scriptorium is The King's Investigator Part II.

Tales of Hermitage continue to flow forth with few checks for accuracy. There are even short stories available for free.

There is a dedicated web page, HowardofWarwick.com.

Messages can be left care of Howard@howardofwarwick.com and Howardofwarwick can be followed on Twitter


There is even tweeting @HowardofWarwick

Reviews

[George Parks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another must read for fans of Howard of Warwick. Brother Hermitage tackles the death of an old friend who's dead, but not really. Even without William and Le Pedvin standing by to punish our favorite monk, there's plenty of intrigue.

[margaretwoodley · Rating 5 out of 5]

So funny .. laugh out loud .. but it helps bring history to life .

Bringing history to life even though there’s death. So funny . Goodness knows what I’m going to read after I’ve exhausted the series

[Nicole Fitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming! Who would have thought.

An excellent plot with a heartwarming (and not on a spit) deepening of our beloved characters and a dearth of dead bodies, and a new cantankerous abbot. One of this Warwick's best!

[Mary Walterman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fini?

A great series of mysteries solved by great characters! You will not regret meeting this unlikely band of sleuths! I truly hope there are more tales to come.

[Rose Lambert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gastly

So boring with a lot of unnecessary words. Never read another one of these. Sorry but this was boring. Cannot think of

[Rex Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Howard did it again. Hermitage didn’t die, and he learned the word ‘corroborate’. All in all, a good tale.

[sharon mccann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious

Very funny another first class story would recommend Howard of Warwick to all my friends . Should be enjoyed with a good glass of wine

[Andy Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good fun

Easy to read with quick dialogue and a pointed sense of sarcastic humor. The personalities of the main characters are developing.

[John Mehlhopt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes

As always a light hearted take on murder and history,a nice way to escape.short sharp and sweet but I need at least twenty words.

[Pat Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

All of the Brother Hermitage books are wonderful!

[D J Rout · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good - well, competent - instalment in this series. But the footnotes are funnier than most of the text, so that's got to be a worry.

Nonetheless, worth a read.

[Page · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pleasant interlude for my favorite monk.

[Lauren Spenla-Woodruff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect British humour

Monty meets cadafael meets blackadder...lots of meeting lol start from beginning to catch all the jokes. Worth the money and time