THE CHRONICLES OF BROTHER HERMITAGE: The Tapestry of Death
By Howard of Warwick
The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage: A monk more medieval than detective,
Brother Hermitage solves mysteries – somehow. Accompanied by Wat, weaver of
adult-only tapestry, and by Cwen, young tapestrier with a temper that can only
be described as short, Brother Hermitage usually stumbles his way through life
solving mysteries under the constant threat of his imminent execution if he
fails.
England 1067: Briston the weaver has been murdered – in a very special way – and
it is up to his old friend Wat to avenge his death. Brother Hermitage will
naturally support his companion in the quest, but the young monk worries as
the number of suspects keeps rising. He’s never been good with crowds.
When events take a turn for the truly bizarre, Hermitage and Wat find themselves
up to their Saxon socks in people who want them dead, people who want one
another dead and people who seem to want everyone dead.
They must find a missing maiden, placate a giant killer and reveal the awful
secret of the Tapestry of Death before matters are resolved. With a monk,
tradesmen, priests, Normans and Saxons, The Tapestry of Death should be a
solid, traditional medieval who-done-it, but it isn’t. Really, it isn’t.
About the Author
Born in Warwickshire but now living in Sussex, Howard Matthews has been writing
comedy since the 1990’s. During his career he has been a BBC engineer and
broadcaster, contributed towards Comic Relief and Weekending and worked in the
BBC Television Comedy Development department. Following that he has been a
manager in the NHS, the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the Ministry of
Justice and the GMC. He has now become a full time author, sustaining a living
from The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage.