Death on the Lips
By Mark Lord
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A Medieval Mystery where Magic and Demons are Real!
Death on the Lips is a Sotil and Savage Mystery—a novella length story set in an England of the Fourteenth Century where magic works and demons are real.
The Countess of Suffolk lies dead in her own bedchamber. Her body has been horribly mutilated. Clearly a case of a demon attack according to her chamberlain. The alchemist she retained has fled the house—and surely he must be to blame? But when Jake finds a pot of lip paint and a tally stick other possibilities emerge. It’s another case for Roger Sotil and Jake Savage, Inquisitors of Sorcery to the court of Richard II. And as usual things are not as they appear.
Roger Sotil and Jake Savage also appear in a novel length story: Hell has its Demons—an exciting medieval fantasy thriller.
Mark Lord
Mark Lord studied Medieval Studies at the University of Birmingham and wrote his M. Phil. Thesis on Medieval Alliterative Poetry. Since then he has worked in publishing and writes historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction in his spare time.Mark is the author of the novels Hell has its Demons, The Return of the Free and numerous short stories. He is also editor of the popular Alt Hist magazine - one of the few literary magazines to focus exclusively on historical fiction and alternate history.He lives in Hertfordshire with his family.
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Death on the Lips - Mark Lord
Death on the Lips
A Sotil and Savage Mystery
Mark Lord
Published by Alt Hist Press
Copyright © Mark Lord 2015
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Death on the Lips
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Death on the Lips
Roger turned away. The sight of the bloody corpse made him feel sick. He had never been able to stomach the signs of violence, although he had the bad luck to see them often enough in his position as Inquisitor of Sorcery to the court of Richard II.
She died badly,
said Jake. He had no such qualms. He stood looking at the body of Joan, the Countess of Suffolk, with his arms crossed. Out of the corner of his eye, Roger saw Jake crouch to take a closer look. This was no murder by assassination. Whoever killed her really meant it.
Roger didn’t doubt what Jake said. The widowed Countess had been found dead in her bedchamber in her mansion on the edge of Westminster early that morning by her maids. They had run screaming from the room at the sight of her. She had been naked according to her chamberlain, Sir John Digworth, but the maids had covered her to preserve her dignity. Despite the blanket draped over her breasts and belly, Roger and Jake could still see the results of her violent death. Her face was swollen with bruises, blood was dried on her chin and her teeth were broken. Around her neck there was more bruising, and when Jake, before Sir John could stop him, removed the blanket they saw that her breasts had been scratched and torn bloody and that she was bruised and had bled from her genitals. So badly was the damage that the skin had been torn away to reveal dark