The Secret of Saint Olaf’s Church

An Apothecary Melchior Mystery

Indrek Hargla author Adam Cullen translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Published:26th Feb '26

Should be back in stock very soon

The Secret of Saint Olaf’s Church cover

The first in a series of gripping historical murder mysteries, set in fifteenth-century Estonia

At the dawn of the fifteenth century, Tallinn stands on the edge of Christendom. Merchants, monks, knights and pirates all struggle for control of the wealthy city. When the brutally decapitated corpse of a knight is discovered, apothecary Melchior Wakenstede, famed for his brilliant mind, is asked to investigate.

But as Melchior tries to untangle the mystery, he stumbles across truths that many powerful people would prefer stayed hidden... Does he dare to defy them all?

"A brutal serial killer runs amok in 1409 Estonia... For history buffs, a rich tale."
—Kirkus Reviews

"The story’s medieval trappings—castles, knights, squires, elixirs, lute players, and battle axes—provide a rich atmosphere."
—Publishers Weekly

"Richly detailed and vividly imagined."
—CrimeReads


"A thrilling tale full of twists, turns, and secrets."
—Adventures of a Tudor Nerd

ISBN: 9781805335740

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

368 pages