Crouchback

The Welsh Guard Mysteries, Book 1

By: Sarah Woodbury

Narrated by: Tom Mumford

Crouchback is a medieval word derived from cross-back and indicates participation in a crusade.

April 1284. As a newly widowed lady-in-waiting to the very pregnant Queen Eleanor of England, Catrin never expected to return to Wales again. She was definitely unprepared to be confronted with murder when she got there - or to find herself face-to-face with Rhys, the childhood friend she lost 20 years before. Rhys had never intended to return home either, but a lifetime of war has deposited him right back where he started - impoverished and owing service to Catrin's older brother.

With Wales fallen irrevocably to England and not knowing whom else they can trust, Catrin and Rhys join forces against the treachery and intrigue rife within the half-built Caernarfon Castle. And when the killer strikes again, this time within the royal court, the pair race to uncover his identity before he touches the king himself - or his infant son.

Crouchback is the first book in The Welsh Guard Mysteries.

©2019 Sarah Woodbury (P)2020 Sarah Woodbury

𝒘𝒐𝒘!!! 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒉 𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒍!! 🙌🙌🙌😍😍😍

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒎𝒄 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒑!! 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍!! 𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒘𝒐!!! 🤯🤯😊😊

just what I wanted

A medieval whodunnit of the first water! And a Welsh narrator! lovely.

The mystery is clever, the historical details are just right (and not overwhelming or dry), and there's just enough romantic pining. All in all, a solid read, and I can't wait to jump into the next.

BBC's Cadfael fans will love this series

If Sherlock came back from the Crusades and into the aftermath of King Edward's conquest over Wales. History and mystery lovers will enjoy the melodic storytelling of London-Welshman Tom Mumford!

Mistress of All Things Medieval

Sarah Woodbury proves her consummate skill once again in this delightful tale of the Crouchback!

Good

O love this author’s writing so was looking forward to this new series. Interesting g characters and historical reference. Wonderful narrative although I did have to speed it up a bit