The Mad Monk Of Gidleigh (Knights Templar Mysteries 14): A thrilling medieval mystery set in the West Country - Hardcover

Jecks, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755301684 ISBN 13: 9780755301683

Publisher: Headline, 2002

Synopsis

As the winter of 1323 descends on Dartmoor, life has never seemed so bleak to the young priest in his isolated, windswept chapel. It is a far cry from the cathedral cities of Europe of which he dreamed as a novice. So who could blame him for accepting some longed-for human contact and companionship when it is offered by the local miller's daughter, Mary? But when Mary and the unborn child she carried are found brutally murdered, it is obvious where the villagers will point the finger of blame.

However, investigators Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and Bailiff Simon Puttock soon begin to have their doubts. It becomes clear that Mary was far from the simple village girl she seemed. What exactly was her relationship with the Squire of Gidleigh, Sir Ralph, who is uncharacteristically grief-stricken at her death? Whatever it was, could it be that he himself was responsible for her death? Or perhaps Osbert, the mill-hand whose love she rejected time and again, could withstand his torment no longer? In their search for the truth, Baldwin and Simon unwittingly put themselves in the greatest danger they have ever faced, and by the time the investigation is over, life for themselves and their families will never be the same again...

About this title

Review:

"Nicely detailed and tightly argued, with involving and memorable characters. The whole series belongs in any collection where historicals are popular."

"Memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background...a commendable achievement."

Book Description:

Michael Jecks brings medieval England to life in the the fourteenth mystery featuring the ever-popular Baldwin Furnshall and Bailiff Simon Puttock in this 'Tremendously successful medieval mystery series' Sunday Independent

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0755301684
• ISBN 13: 9780755301683
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480