
A Friar's Blood Feud
(Book 20 in the Medieval West Country Mystery series)(2005)
A novel by
Michael Jecks
In this richly atmospheric series of medieval murder mysteries, Michael Jecks gives us tales steeped in intrigue and historical detail. Skillfully evoking the colorful, but often brutal tableaux of the Middle Ages, Jecks has drawn comparison with Ellis Peters. Now former Knight Templar Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock, his savvy sleuths, are on the case again in another compelling, well-crafted tale.
Bailiff Simon Puttock's servant, Hugh, has been granted leave to look after his wife, Constance, and to help raise their child; but soon after, she is attacked in their home, raped by a gang of men. Then she watches as her son is murdered and Hugh is struck down, before she too is killed and the house set afire. When Simon and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, arrive at the grisly scene, the cottage is burned to the ground, the body of the child lying outside. Inside is a woman's torso, badly charred. There are no remains of Hugh, but the fire raged so fiercely that all believe he has perished. But nothing is so simple. Simon vows revenge, and there are dark forces lurking that will cause no end of mayhem and bloodshed
Bailiff Simon Puttock's servant, Hugh, has been granted leave to look after his wife, Constance, and to help raise their child; but soon after, she is attacked in their home, raped by a gang of men. Then she watches as her son is murdered and Hugh is struck down, before she too is killed and the house set afire. When Simon and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, arrive at the grisly scene, the cottage is burned to the ground, the body of the child lying outside. Inside is a woman's torso, badly charred. There are no remains of Hugh, but the fire raged so fiercely that all believe he has perished. But nothing is so simple. Simon vows revenge, and there are dark forces lurking that will cause no end of mayhem and bloodshed
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Hardback Editions
December 2005 : Hardback
| Title: A Friar's Bloodfeud (Knights Templar Mysteries (Headline)) Author(s): Michael Jecks ISBN: 0-7553-2299-1 / 978-0-7553-2299-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Headline Book Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2006 : Paperback
| Title: A Friar's Bloodfeud (Knights Templar Mysteries (Headline)) Author(s): Michael Jecks ISBN: 0-7553-2300-9 / 978-0-7553-2300-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Headline Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
July 2006 : Audio Cassette
| Title: A Friar's Bloodfeud Author(s): Michael Jecks ISBN: 1-84559-504-1 / 9781845595043 (UK edition) Publisher: Soundings Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: A Friar's Bloodfeud Author(s): Michael Jecks ISBN: 1-84559-514-9 / 9781845595142 (UK edition) Publisher: Soundings Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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