The Traitor of St. Giles - Couverture souple

Jecks, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747263620 ISBN 13 : 9780747263623

Editeur : Headline Book Publishing, 2001

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Colourful the medieval world might have been, courtly and glamorous, but Michael Jecks exposes the seething hatreds, the primitive passions and the latent brutality lurking below the surface' Northern Echo

Colourful the medieval world might have been, courtly and glamorous, but Michael Jecks exposes the seething hatreds, the primitive passions and the latent brutality lurking below the surface (NORTHERN ECHO)

Absorbing (BIRMINGHAM POST)

'Absorbing, light-hearted' Birmingham Post

As riveting as his previous eight (COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH)

'As riveting as his previous eight' Coventry Evening Telegraph

'Wonderful sense of period' Newcastle Evening Chronicle

Wonderful sense of period (NEWCASTLE EVENING CHRONICLE)

BELLADONNA AT BELSTONE:
'A compelling mystery book and one to cherish' Crime Time
'A commendable achievement' Kirkus Reviews
'Jecks draws his characters with a craftsman's hand, evokes atmosphere with the touch of an old master and keeps you wriggling on the hook of suspense as skilfully as Christie at her best. Enjoyable to the very end' Northern Echo
'Wickedly exciting' Newcastle Evening Chronicle

SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR:
'An inventive plot, memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background' Kirkus Reviews
'SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR...[is] one of the most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels' The Times
'This worthy series...Jecks does his usual skillful job' Publishers Weekly
'Like all Jecks's tales, this one is a nicely detailed and tightly argued, with involving action and memorable characters. The whole series belongs in any collection where historicals are popular' Library Journal
'Jecks has a real knack of bringing to life the medieval era of the West Country...SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR has enough twists and turns to satisfy everybody... An excellent adddtion to the series' Shots
'A very well told story with a violent yet convincing plot. Jecks succeeds in writing both a book which smells of the Middle Ages and yet is a detective story. No mean feat.' Crime Time
'Enjoyable and clever' Crime Time

Quatrième de couverture :

It is 1321 and the King's favourite, Hugh Despenser, is corruptly using his position to steal lands and wealth from other lords. His unquenchable rapacity has so divided the nation that civil war looms once more.
In Tiverton, rape and murder have unsettled the folk preparing for St Giles' feast. Philip Dyne has confessed and claimed sanctuary in St Peter's church, but he must abjure and leave the country. If he doesn't, he'll be declared an outlaw, his life forfeit.
Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend, Bailiff Simon Puttock, arrive at Tiverton castle for the feast. When a messenger arrives calling for the Coroner, Baldwin and Simon accompany him to view the body of Despenser. Not far off lies a second corpse, the decapitated figure of Dyne…
The Coroner is satisfied that Dyne killed the knight and was then murdered, not much caring about the outlaw's suspicious death. But there is a more sinister enemy at large, someone with a powerful motive to kill, and not even Simon or Baldwin are safe.
But there are so many suspects...
'Michael Jecks is the master of the medieval whodunnit' Robert Low

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Headline Book Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0747263620
• ISBN 13: 9780747263623
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352