The latest from the careful researches in the Scriptorium nears completion. The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage reach the milestone of volume 7 with The Case of the Clerical Cadaver.

A work of mystery and secrets and secret mysteries it is a tale full of words and characters and signifying very little at all.

King William inadvertently summons Brother Hermitage to investigate the greatest secret of the church; a secret to be hidden from one millennium to the next – until Hermitage, Wat and Cwen arrive of course.

What starts out as a simple murder, well, simple-ish, soon descends into chaos and disaster. But then what did you expect?

Available for pre order on Amazon any day now.

Herstmonceux castle hosted England’s medieval festival and the first appearance of the Howard of Warwick mobile Scriptorium. Attracting crowds of several, books were flying off the shelves, autographed with quill and ink upon request. Visitors included several knights and the Green Man.

To England’s Medieval Festival with books and a tent and readings to do in the Knights’ Tavern. 27th to 28th August should be plenty of time to carry out some essential research into pedigree Geese and the development of the quill. www.EnglandsMedievalFestival.com,

My agent tells me to get out more… so something called a roadshow will be at England’s Medieval Festival at Herstmonceux castle 27th – 29th August. http://www.englandsmedievalfestival.com/ The agent even suggested Brother Hermitage could make an appearance. I pointed out he’s been dead for nearly a thousand years but was told I was only being difficult…

I leave the scriptorium door open for five minutes and another book gets out. Hermitage, Wat and Some Nuns has only been gone for two days and it’s already bothered over 300 people with its nonsense. I am told to say that other medieval investigative monks in Shrewsbury are available, but apparently they aren’t half as funny.

But I must on with fresh manuscript. Brother Hermitage and the Case of the Clerical Cadaver looks absolutely fascinating. (Although I have no idea where my agent gets these awful titles…)