HardCover Pub Date: 2010 07 Pages: 507 Publisher: Simon & Schuster. 1326 In an England riven with conflict. Knight and peasant alike the find their lives turned upside down by the warring factions of Edward II with his hated favorite. Hugh le Despenser. and Edward's estranged queen Isabella and her lover. Sir Roger Mortimer. Yet even in such times the utal slaughter of an entire family. right down to a babe in arms. still has the power to shock. Three further murders follow. and bailiff Simon Puttock is drawn into a web of intrigue. vengeance. power. and greed as Roger Mortimer charges him to investigate the killings. illiantly evoking the turmoil of 14th-century England. this novel features well-loved characters Simon Puttock and Sir Baldwin de Furnshill as they strive to maintain the principles of loyalty and truth.
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"Boasts an exciting, twisting plot." "--Publishers Weekly "on "No Law in the Land" "Stirring intrigue and a compelling cast of characters will continue to draw accolades from fans of the author's hefty historicals." --"Mystery Lovers Bookshop News" on "The Malice of Unnatural Death" "Jecks's painstakingly researched medieval whodunit . . . is neatly enfolded in the continuing saga of Edward's tumultuous reign." "--Kirkus Reviews" on "The King of Thieves"
About the Author:
Michael Jecks is the author of the bestselling Knights Templar series, comprising thirty-two novels starring Baldwin de Furnshill. Fields of Glory is the first novel in a new trilogy, set around the Hundred Years' War. A regular speaker at library and literary events, he is a past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at Exeter University. He lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor. To find out more visit his website http://www.michaeljecks.com, follow him on twitter @michaeljecks, or find him on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Michael.Jecks.autho
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1847379001
- ISBN 13 9781847379009
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages528
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