For the Love of Old Bones: and Other Stories - [Medieval West Country Mystery/Knights Templar #30.5] - Michael Jecks [AZW3, EPUB, MOBI] {01001001}seeders: 14
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Description For the Love of Old Bones: and Other StoriesA Collection of Short Stories in the "Medieval West Country Mystery" series by Michael Jecks Metadata ASIN: B008J1NHNO Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Publication date: 7/08/2011 Series: Medieval West Country Mystery/Knights Templar #30.5 Pages: 80 Description The Knights Templar They had all joined taking three vows: poverty, chastity, and obedience...for they were monks: warrior monks, dedicated to the protection of pilgrims in the Holy Land -- until stories spread by an avaricious king who wanted their wealth for his own destroyed the order. There was one knight, however, who escaped the stake, vowing justice as he watched his innocent brothers die. This is the first collection of my Templar Series short stories. Although all have been previously published in medieval anthologies, this is the first time that all four have been collected together. The Coroner's Tale; For the Love of Old Bones; The Amorous Armourer; and A Clerical Error are all set in the time of Edward II's reign out in the wilds of Dartmoor. Murder, mayhem, and superstition fill the pages, and with luck there's something in there for anyone. It is 1319. Tavistock's fair has drawn merchants to Devon from all over England and beyond. Although the influx of visitors and their money puts temptation in the way of cut-purses and other villains, no one expects a murder. So butcher Will Ruby is shocked to discover a headless corpse. Former Knight Templar Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and Simon Puttock, Bailiff of Lydford, have just arrived in Tavistock as guests of Abbot Robert Champeaux when the body is found. When the Abbot asks Simon and Baldwin to investigate, they can hardly refuse. But with an unidentifiable victim, they're badly hampered in their inquiries. Can Simon and Baldwin unravel the complex web of intrigue that has brought death to Tavistock, as the undercurrent of anger and violence that lies beneath the bustling activity of the fair grows ever fiercer?  Meet the Authors Michael Jecks Michael Jecks is a best-selling writer of historical novels. The son of an Actuary, and the youngest of four brothers, he worked in the computer industry before becoming a novelist full time in 1994 He is the author of the internationally popular Templar series, perhaps the longest crime series written by a living author. Unusually, the series looks again at actual events and murders committed about the early fourteenth century, a fabulous time of treachery, civil war, deceit and corruption. Famine, war and disease led to widespread despair, and yet the people showed themselves to be resilient. The series is available as ebooks and all paper formats from Harper Collins, Headline and Simon and Schuster.  Sharing Widget |
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