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Blood Runs Thicker is the eighth in Sarah Hawkswood's Bradecote/Catchpoll series. It's on sale for $0.99 right now at Kindle US, but not matched at Kobo US. I had a review copy of this when it came out, and liked it well enough (4 stars), although it was a bit bleak when it came to the lives of the women in the story. But I suspect the lives of many women in medieval times were pretty bleak - although when I'm reading for fun, I may not want to acknowledge that . And the rest of the story was pretty good.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GP3C513

Spoiler:

When an irascible lord is found murdered, undersheriff Bradecote and serjeant Catchpoll are summoned to investigate.

August 1144. Osbern de Lench is known far and wide as a hard master, whose temper is perpetually frayed. After his daily ride to survey his land, his horse returns to the hall riderless, and the lifeless body of the lord is found soon after. Was it the work of thieves, or something closer to home?

With an heir who is cast in the same hot-tempered mould, sworn enemies for neighbours and something amiss in the relationship between Osbern and his wife, undersheriff Hugh Bradecote, the wily Serjeant Catchpoll and his apprentice Walkelin have suspects aplenty.