Tainted Relic: An Historical Mystery by The Medieval Murderers - Couverture souple

Medieval Murderers, The

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ISBN 10 : 1416502130 ISBN 13 : 9781416502135

Editeur : Simon & Schuster UK, 2006

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Five enthralling interlinked mysteries from Michael Jecks, Susanna Gregory, Bernard Knight, Ian Morson and Philip Gooden, with a prologue by Simon Beaufort.
July, 1100. Jerusalem has fallen to the Crusader armies, the Holy City lies ransacked. Amidst the chaos, an English knight is entrusted with a valuable religious relic: a fragment of the True Cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ. The relic is said to be cursed: anyone who touches it will meet an untimely and gruesome end as soon as it leaves their possession.
Thus begins a series of intriguing interlocking mysteries by Britain's best-known medieval crime writers. A decapitated monk. A savage impaling. A mysterious talking raven. At the heart of it all lies the lethal influence of the evil relic . . .
'Monks, mists, madness, taverns: a must for historical crime buffs' Tangled Web
'The writers really know their stuff . . A variety of backgrounds, from the Holy Land to Oxbridge and Saint Bartholomew's Fair, add to the colour and make this a truly entertaining historical mystery' Good Book Guide

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July, 1100. Jerusalem lies ransacked. Amidst the chaos, an English knight is entrusted with a valuable religious relic: a fragment of the True Cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ. The relic is said to be cursed: anyone who touches it will meet an untimely and gruesome end. Several decades later, the Cross turns up in the possession of a dealer, robbed and murdered en route to Glastonbury. Investigating the death, Bernard Knight's protagonist, Crowner John learns of its dark history. In Oxford in 1269, the discovery of a decapitated monk leads Ian Morson's academic sleuth William Falconer to uncover a link to the relic. In 1323, in Exeter, Michael Jecks' Sir Baldwin has reason to suspect its involvement in at least five violent deaths. Thirty years later, several suspicious deaths occur in Cambridge - and, once again, the tainted relic has a crucial part to play. Finally, it's despatched to London, where Philip Gooden's Nick Revill will determine its ultimate fate.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster UK
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1416502130
• ISBN 13: 9781416502135
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512