River of Sins (The evocative mediaeval mystery series) - Sarah Hawkswood

The brutal murder of a woman with a past is a thorny investigation for Bradecote and CatchpollJuly, 1144. The body of a woman is found butchered on an island a few miles upriver from Worcester - how did she get there, who killed her, and why? Uncovering the details of Ricolde''s life and her past reveal a woman with hidden depths and hidden miseries which are fundamental to the answers, but time has cast a thick veil over the killer''s identity. The lord sheriff ''s men have a trail that went cold over two decades ago, and evidence that contradicts itself. Undersheriff Bradecote and Serjeant Catchpoll will need all their wits to solve this mystery.