Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial

Hardcover
—

Paperback
$12.95

Currently unavailable.
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

Select delivery location

Follow the author

Edward Marston

+ Follow

More books from this author

The Hawks of Delamere (Domesday, 7) Hardcover – February 18, 2021

by Edward Marston (Author)

4.5 607 ratings

Book 7 of 11: Domesday Series

See all formats and editions

Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, is enraged when his hawk is killed by an arrow in the Forest of Delamere. When two poachers are caught, he orders their execution yet neither of them fired the arrow. As Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret come to Cheshire to settle a series of disputes between Church and State, they are guests of the Earl. But when they explore the castle and discover that the Prince of Gwynedd is being held there as a hostage, a number of questions arise. Who is trying to rescue him? Why is Idwal, the over-zealous Welsh priest, lurking in the city? And whose arrow is responsible for a gruesome human death in the forest?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Edward Marston has written over a hundred books across many series. They range from the era of the Domesday Book to the Home Front during WWI, via Elizabethan theatre and the Regency period. He is best known for the hugely successful Railway Detective series set during Queen Victoria's reign.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Allison & Busby (February 18, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0749026200
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0749026202
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.74 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.28 x 8.5 inches

Customer Reviews:
4.5 607 ratings

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Videos

Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!

Upload your video

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.

Edward Marston

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5

607 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Daley at heart

Series set in the time of William the Conquer but it is a great series of that time

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2022

Verified Purchase

Loved the characters and the mystery they solved in the course of their business for the King. Sometimes I thought the characters mused to themselves a little long.

Helpful

Mary Knowles

Good read for Medieval mystery fans.

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013

Verified Purchase

I love mysteries in Medieval settings and I enjoy the whole Domesday series very much. I'm not fond of Marston's other series but I do enjoy his Dillman & Masefield series written as Conrad Allen.

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016

Verified Purchase

Another excellent Medieval Whodunnit by Marston!

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

Amazon Customer

Marston never disappoints.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2017

Verified Purchase

Once again Marston combines historical fact with totally captivating fiction. His character detail is tantalising and never disappointing. You get drawn in and consumed with the story line. Ralph and Gervase are deep and colourful characters and sprinkled with just the right amount of humour along the way !
Absolutely would recommend you to read the entire series, I'm hooked and don't want to get to the end !! Brilliant book brilliant author.

Mrs J Stevenson

good plot

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2013

Verified Purchase

I have now read most of this series. The plots are usually good and the characters strong. The characters do change with each story. I will finish the series although I am a little bored not with the book as it is good. But by now I can predict the outcome. Well written, good placement and some good insight into this age.

Cymro

Master storyteller at his very best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2012

Verified Purchase

"The Hawks of Delamere", my second foray into the "Doomsday" series, did not disappoint. Edward Marston has the knack of holding the reader's attention from start to finish and you certainly don't want to put this book down! The characters are all so lifelike that you could imagine being in their company in days of yore. Yet another superb historical novel that will make you rush to order the next one!

john walmsley

Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2023

Verified Purchase

Good read from a good writer

GREG BORGARTZ

Fun Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2021

Verified Purchase

Although some of the plot points can seem slightly contrived Edward Marston's books are never less than enjoyable. I generally read them at least twice and they are a real race through the time of The Conqueror. I think the background detail is good - certainly in respect of how easily, or otherwise, various cities fell to the Norman march - but it doesn't overwhelm the narrative.
The characters can seem a bit modern at times with their areas of concern but it is a small thing.
I have yet to pick up one of Mr Marston's books that I haven't enjoyed.

See more reviews