The new riveting novel from the West Country's medieval crime master Michael Jecks.
King Edward II is furious when he learns that his wife Queen Isabella has defied him and remains in France with their son. As the unfortunate messengers of this unhappy news, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend, bailiff Simon Puttock, are instantly dismissed from court. Returning to their homes in Devon, the pair are shocked to find that outlaws now hold sway in the land and the chaos escalates as the bodies of two clerics are found among a party of travellers...
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780755344192
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 332 g
Dimensions: 199 x 130 x 30 mm
Michael Jecks goes from strength to strength with this medieval masterpiece. The details are fantastic, not only is this a work of fiction but a work of genius.
Historical detail, brilliantly fleshed out characters,...
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I have been wanting to read this series by Michael Jecks for a while as it is continuously recommended to me, and I must say I wasn't disappointed.
This is a really good read set in an atmospheric medieval Devon....
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