The Red Hill (Thomas Berrington Historical Mystery)

By David Penny

Book Overview

A killer who can't be stopped. A request that can't be refused.In 1482 the Englishman Thomas Berrington is living in the last remnants of Moorish Spain. A physician, he is an unwilling friend to the most powerful man in the kingdom. When bodies start to turn up, each showing the marks of a savage attack, Thomas is asked to investigate.When one of the Sultan's wives is brutally murdered, what begins as a reluctant task turns into a fight for survival. Together with the eunuch Jorge, Thomas attempts to hunt down the killer before they become his next victims. Except nothing is as it seems-friends turn into enemies and enemies into friends.Thomas's investigation lays bare the secrets of the Red Hill and the people who inhabit it. His discoveries culminate in a battle not only for his own life, but for the lives of those he loves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499669763
• ISBN13: 9781499669763
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"