It is the autumn of 1367 and Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and baliff to Lord Gilbert of Bampton Castle, returns in "The Tainted Coin", the fifth book featuring Hugh. Hugh is enjoying his marriage to his love, Kate Caxton, and is delighting in their...

The Abbot’s Agreement (Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon) is a historical mystery by Mel Starr. While travelling to Oxford to purchase a Bible, Hugh de Singleton, a surgeon, and his companion, Arthur, see a corpse in the field. They notify Eynsham Abbey and monks...