Paul Doherty studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and is now a head teacher in Essex. He is the author of more than eighty historical mysteries including the Brother Athelstan, Hugh Corbett and Canterbury Tales medieval mystery series.
A tortuous, fascinating historical mystery whose finely honed descriptions are not for the faint of heart-- Kirkus Reviews on The Stone of Destiny Doherty displays exceptional narrative flair as he brings the often-squalid sights, sounds and smells of medieval London to life in another artfully crafted and plotted historical mystery-- Booklist on The Godless Hair-raising descriptions of life in the Middle Ages enhance a challenging puzzle-- Kirkus Reviews Outstanding . . . Doherty keeps the action brisk, the crimes baffling and the deductions and solution fair-- Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Godless With consummate skill and pacing, Doherty answers the plot's mysteries in a series of startling revelations, and the atmosphere of a London driven by ambition and greed is palpable. The prolific Doherty shows no signs of losing steam-- Publishers Weekly on The Stone of Destiny