Tripletree (Nathaniel Gye) - Hardcover

On a sultry summer night in 1994, Nathaniel and Katherine Gye are guests at a Civil War fancy-dress party. The theme of the occasion is apt because Tripletree, the Jacobean manor house in the heart of the Cotswolds where the event is being held, is steeped in history and enjoys a colourful past. But at the end of a glittering evening tragedy strikes, and the body of a woman is dragged from the lake.

This is merely the first of a catalogue of misadventure that befalls the introverted rural community, dominated by a legacy of witchcraft and feuds. As he tries to unravel the truth, Nathaniel Gye, parapsychic investigator, finds himself drawn back to the 17th century and the time when the hill above Tripletree manor was the place where the gallows once stood.

Derek Wilson graduated from Cambridge in 1961, and spent several years travelling and teaching in Africa before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 1971. He is the author of several series including the Tim Lacy and Nathaniel Gye mysteries and has scripted and presented numerous radio and TV programmes.

Derek Wilson is a renowned Tudor historian. A graduate of Peterhouse, Cambridge, has written over 50 critically acclaimed books including A Brief History of the Circumnavigators, and The Uncrowned Kings of England for Constable, as well as recent biographies of Charlemaigne and Holbein (Pimlico).

He is a writer and presenter for radio and television and is also the founder of the Cambridge History festival. He lives in North Devon. Visit his website: www.derekwilson.com