2026 Reading Challenge

Hugh Corbett Series

25 primary works • 27 total works
Hugh Corbett, a spy for King Edward I in England:

Book 1

Satan in St Mary's
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3.95 · 2430 Ratings · 135 Reviews · published 1986 · 21 editions
1284 and Edward I is battling a traitorous movemen…

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    Book 2

    Crown in Darkness
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    4.05     · 1285 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 1988 · 19 editions
    1286 and on a storm-ridden night King Alexander II…

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    Book 3

    Spy in Chancery
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    4.17     · 1116 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1988 · 14 editions
    Edward I of England and Philip IV of France are at…

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    Book 4

    The Angel of Death
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    4.13     · 1217 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 1989 · 19 editions
    In 1298, Edward I of England invaded Scotland and …

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    Book 5

    The Prince of Darkness
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    4.21     · 1373 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1992 · 17 editions
    It is 1301 and a fragile peace exists between Edwa…

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    Book 6

    Murder Wears a Cowl
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    4.30     · 1218 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 1992 · 17 editions
    In early 1302 a violent serial killer lurks in the…

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    Book 7

    The Assassin in the Greenwood
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    4.26     · 1025 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 1993 · 15 editions
    In the summer of 1302 the famous Robin of Locksley…

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    Book 8

    The Song of a Dark Angel
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    4.33     · 943 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1993 · 18 editions
    November 1302, and Sir Hugh Corbett, Edward I's Ke…

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    Book 9

    Satan's Fire
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    4.33     · 868 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1995 · 18 editions
    As King Edward I arrives in York for a secret meet…

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    Book 10

    The Devil's Hunt
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    4.26     · 1065 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 1996 · 15 editions
    When the severed heads of beggars are found outsid…

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    Book 11

    The Demon Archer
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    4.28     · 1021 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 1999 · 1 edition
    A medieval mystery featuring detective Hugh Corbet…

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    Book 12

    The Treason of the Ghosts
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    4.35     · 948 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2000 · 9 editions
    Преди пет години в пазарното градче Мелфорд е екзе…

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    Book 13

    Corpse Candle
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    4.25     · 1025 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2001 · 14 editions
    The year is 1303, and the Benedictine monks of the…

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    Book 14

    The Magician's Death
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    4.29     · 980 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2004 · 17 editions
    The monk and scholar Roger Bacon claimed to have s…

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    Book 15

    The Waxman Murders
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    4.18     · 936 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2006 · 15 editions

    In 1300, an English privateer named The Waxman was…

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    Book 16

    Nightshade
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    4.26     · 824 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2008 · 18 editions
    January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of…

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    Book 17

    The Mysterium
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    4.24     · 878 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2010 · 17 editions
    In Paul Doherty's brilliant new novel, will Hugh C…

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    Book 17.5

    The Peacock's Cry
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    4.33     · 288 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2016 · 5 editions
    With Ranulf's life at stake, can Sir Hugh hope to …

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    Book 18

    Dark Serpent
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    4.40     · 702 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2016 · 10 editions
    Disease. Danger. Death. Sir Hugh Corbett returns..…

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    Book 18.5

    The King's Writ
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    4.21     · 245 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 3 editions
    With the stakes so high, can Sir Hugh prevent a jo…

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    Book 19

    Devil's Wolf
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    4.42     · 632 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2018 · 7 editions
    Paul Doherty's most popular series character retur…

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    Book 20

    Death's Dark Valley
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    4.37     · 469 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2019 · 4 editions
    1311. Murder and mayhem prowl the highways and cof…

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    Book 21

    Hymn to Murder
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    4.39     · 408 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2020 · 5 editions
    Hugh Corbett returns in the twenty-first gripping …

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    Book 22

    Mother Midnight
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    4.48     · 465 Ratings · 14 Reviews · 4 editions
    Paul Doherty's twenty-second medieval mystery feat…

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    Book 23

    Realm of Darkness
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    4.49     · 366 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2022 · 4 editions
    Spring, 1312. Edward II of England is absorbed wit…

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    Book 24

    Banners of Hell
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    3.90     · 58 Ratings · 6 Reviews · 2 editions
    Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's…

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    Book 25

    Immortal Murder
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    4.68     · 167 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 2 editions
    The twenty-fifth enthralling Hugh Corbett medieval…

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