1095 and crusading fervour has swept Europe. Christ's fief of Jerusalem has been seized by the Infidels. The Frankish Knights of the West are to march east to liberate the Holy City. Hugh de Payens and Godefroi of St Omer, the soon-to-be founders of the Templar Order, and Hugh's younger sister, Eleanor, leave the security of their homes in Burgundy, France, with a plan to join Count Raymond of Toulouse's army, and march across the known world to Jerusalem.
Follow the crusaders as they march through Europe into the glories of Byzantium and onto Syria and witness the hardships, bloodshed and trickery they encounter on their treacherous travels to the Holy Land.
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780755338504
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 206 g
Dimensions: 177 x 114 x 25 mm
Praise for Paul Doherty and his other novels: 'Resurrectionist magic - New York Times
The best of its kind since the death of Ellis Peters - Time Out
I really like these medieval whodunnits - Bookseller
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining - CADS 20
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller - Huddersfield Daily Examiner
The maestro of medieval mystery - Books Magazine
Doherty dazzles with his story-telling - Nottingham Evening Post
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