Michael Jecks
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Knights Templar mysteries volume 11
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The knights prepare for combat, but the killings aren't on the field...
It's 1322, and plans to host a tournament in the spring give moneylenders everywhere a golden opportunity. Many knights in Devon are already indebted to Benjamin Dudenay, and when a month before the festivities, he is found beaten to death, it is not in the least bit surprising.
Simon and Baldwin must hurry to find the culprit, but then a carpenter commissioned to build the stands...
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Follow former member of the Knights Templar, Sir Baldwin Furnshill, and Bailiff Simon Puttock as they solve crimes in medieval Devon. Includes the first three books in The Last Templar Mysteries; The Last Templar, The Merchant's Partner and A Moorland Hanging.
The Last Templar: Paris, 1307. The Knights Templar have been destroyed by Pope Clement, having been persuaded by a jealous king that they are corrupt devil worshippers. There is one survivor...
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Knights Templar mysteries volume 12
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The discovery of a young girl's skeleton leads to Simon and Baldwin's darkest investigation yet...
As the summer of 1322 brings sun to the Devonshire countryside, it seems that the small village of Sticklepath is destined to remain in gloom. Two playmates uncover the body of a young girl up on the moors. The body is that of Aline, the ten-year-old daughter of Swetricus, who went missing six years ago.
Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace,...
24) King's Gold
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One kingdom, two kings. Only one can rule
As the year 1326 draws to a close, London is in flames. King Edward II is a prisoner, and the forces of his vengeful queen, Isabella, and her lover Sir Roger Mortimer, are in the ascendant. The Bardi family, bankers who have funded the King, must look to their future with the Queen, steering a careful course between rival factions — if, that is, they can keep themselves alive.
Others, too, find their loyalties...
25) Pilgrim's War
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The tale of a journey that will shape the world for centuries to come...
France, 1096. Crowds gather in Sens to hear the man known as the Hermit speak. He talks of a great pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a quest filled with promise for those Christian soldiers who march with him.
Sybille knows the perils of the road ahead, but follow it she must. Her husband is a reckless gambler, easily swayed by the Hermit's words.
For Odo, the pilgrimage provides the...
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Knights Templar mysteries volume 10
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No rest for the wicked, not even at Christmas...For Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and Bailiff Simon Puttock, Christmas 1321 is set to be marvellous. They are to receive the prestigious gloves of honor in a ceremony led by the specially elected Boy-Bishop.
But they soon learn that Ralph — the glove maker — has been stabbed to death. Then Peter, a Secondary at the cathedral, collapses from poisoning.
Simon and Baldwin must...
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January 1554. Light-fingered Jack Blackjack knows he's not going to have a good day when he wakes with a sore head next to a dead body in a tavern's yard. That would be bad enough -- but when he discovers what's in the dead man's purse, the one he'd stolen, his day is set to get much worse. The purse explains why the mysterious man with the broad-brimmed hat wants to catch him. But so does the Lord Chancellor, as does the enigmatic Henry. In fact,...
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Art of murder volume 2
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"When an offer to paint a beautiful Georgian house in the Peak District falls into Nick Morris' lap he jumps at the commission. Businessman Derek Swann is selling up and wants a landscape to remember. But Nick's plans for a quiet stay in the countryside are scuppered when he and his chalet neighbour Megan Lamplighter find a body in the woods surrounding the holiday park. Rick Parrow seemed to be a troubled young adult, with a dark cloud following...
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"As the year 1326 draws to a close, London is in flames. King Edward II is held prisoner, and the mercenaries and rebels led by the vengeful Queen Isabella and her lover, Sir Roger Mortimer, are in the ascendant. While the richest in the kingdom fight over the spoils of the invasion, the Bardi family, bankers who once funded the King, are in a quandary. They must look to their own future with the Queen as the mob rampages over the city, steering a...