Title: The Abbot's Gibbet
Author(s): Michael Jecks
Language: English
Published: 17 March 2009
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
ISBN: 9780747255987
Extension: EPUB
Size: 830 KB
Subjects: Crime & mystery, Furnshill; Baldwin; Sir (Fictitious character), Great Britain, Great Britain - History - 14th century, Crime & Thriller, Murder, Puttock; Simon (Fictitious character), Fiction, Tavistock (England), Mystery fiction, Historical fiction, Historical fiction; English, Mystery, Great Britain - History, Historical, Detective and mystery stories; English, Mystery & Detective - Historical, Detective, Mystery & Detective, Fiction - Mystery, Great Britain - History - Edward II; 1307-1327, General, Suspense
Categories: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Historical Fiction
The knights templar
They were warrior monks, dedicated to the protection of pilgrims in the Holy Land - until an avaricious king savagely destroyed the order. One knight, however, escaped the stake, vowing justice for his murdered brothers.
A gathering of evil
With scores of merchants streaming into Devon to participate in the Tavistock fair of 1319, a goodly amount of unlawful activity is expected. No one, however, anticipates a murder. The guests of Abbot Robert Champeaux, former Knight Templar Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Simon Puttock, bailiff of Lydford, have been asked by their host to investigate the grisly discovery of a headless corpse by a local butcher. Hunting a killer in the din and bustle of the fair could prove a daunting task, especially with the victim's identity a mystery. But Sir Baldwin and Simon are determined to unravel the complex weave of intrigue, rage, and violence that has brought death to Tavistock - even if it means courting their own destruction.
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