Preparations for Christmas are underway in the steamy kitchens of Saint Wilfred’s, but little does Tom Fletcher know that spiced ale is not the only thing that’s brewing in the abbey.  Another exciting murder mystery is about to begin, this time luring Tom into the grubby alleys of medieval London at Christmas; alleys full of thieves and beggars, cutpurses and ruthless kidnappers.

Tom Fletcher and the Three Wise Men is the sequel to Tom’s first murder mystery adventure, Tom Fletcher and the Angel of Death.  It is three months since Tom and his feisty friend, Bessie Miller, risked their lives to discover who killed Brother Benedict.  Now, as Christmas Eve approaches, Tom’s fat friend Herbert is licking his lips over the latest Christmas delicacy, Great Bustard stuffed with Eels.  However Tom has little time for the delicious Christmas food simmering in the kitchen - not even for his favourite plum porridge.  For Tom is being forced against his will to become a real monk on Christmas Day!  And to make matters worse, Tom has just received some dreadful news.  Bessie is to be married.  To Baron Godric de Mordon, an elderly widower four times her age, with hairs in his ears like the bristles on a Christmas hog! 

But more sinister events are unfolding and soon Tom and Bessie are trapped in a terrifying web of intrigue that once more threatens their lives.  What is the meaning of the mysterious golden casket that Abbot Fergus has brought from London?  Who is the evil knight with the silver finger? And who are the Three Wise Men?

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Sarah Matthias writes . . .

Tom Fletcher and the Three Wise Men is the sequel to my first Tom Fletcher adventure – Tom Fletcher and the Angel of Death.  I felt that Tom’s adventures had only just begun in my first story, and I wanted to see how Tom would be able to live on his wits in medieval London.  I decided to set my second Tom Fletcher story at Christmas, or Yuletide as it was called in those days.  I have always been fascinated by Christmas in medieval times.  Many people think that we owe most of our Christmas customs to the Victorians but, in fact, there are lots of things we do at Christmas that originated in medieval times.  So if you enjoyed Tom Fletcher and the Angel of Death, have a look at the new sequel, Tom Fletcher and the Three Wise Men.  Also, have a look at my new recipe for Stuffed Great Bustard in an Eel Sauce – a typical medieval Christmas dish.  And if you have itchy feet, look at my latest remedy.   You might just have chilblains and need a little Adder’s Tongue Paste.