The crooked spire
Nickson, Chris2013
Book
1361. Orphaned by the Black Death, all young John has left are the tools his father, a carpenter, leaves behind. Before long, however, John realises that he too has a way with wood; it speaks to him and he can make it do what he wants. Leaving the poverty and plague in Leeds behind, John travels to Chesterfield, where he finds work erecting the spire of the new church. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect. To prove his innocence John must help the coroner in his search for the killer, a quest that brings him up against some powerful enemies in a town where he is still a stranger and friends are few.
Main title:
The crooked spire / by Chris Nickson.
Author:
Nickson, Chris, author
Work:
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2013.Stroud : The History Press, 2013.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780752499178 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
1210021