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Series
Crispin Guest medieval mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
2) Cup of blood
Author
Series
Publisher
Old London Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this prequel, Crispin Guest has his hands full in more than murder: his abduction, two women, a young cutpurse and a friend turned adversary.
When a corpse turns up at his favorite tavern, Crispin Guest begins an inquiry. The dead man turns out to be a Templar knight, an order thought to be extinct for 75 years, charged with protecting a certain religious relic which is now missing. Before he can begin to investigate, Crispin is abducted by shadowy...
Author
Series
Crispin Guest medieval mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
After the French king's courier is killed by a crossbow in a tavern, a barmaid seeks the assistance of fourteenth-century detective Crispin Guest, who soon finds himself the prime suspect in the murder, one that could draw France and England into war.
5) Blood lance
Author
Series
Crispin Guest medieval mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Guest, returning home after a late night, sees a body hurtling from the uppermost reaches of the London Bridge. While whispers in the street claim that it was a suicide, Guest is unconvinced. The man was believed to be searching for the Spear of Longinus-- the spear that pierced the side of Christ on the cross-- which is believed to make those who possess it invincible. Geoffrey Chaucer comes to London and is anxious to help Guest find the missing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Father Bulthius Braydon begs Crispin Guest for help when corpses are seen stalking St Modwen Church's graveyard, while Crispin's seven-year-old son is accused of murder. As Crispin investigates, it seems that St Modwen's links both cases, and he is soon in a desperate race against time to solve the strange goings-on and prove his son's innocence"--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
London, 1895. Former Baker Street Irregular Tim Badger opens his own consulting detective agency with his partner, Benjamin Watson, and the duo take on their first case when a man is murdered at a s�eance. Are they ready to follow the example of their great mentor, Sherlock Holmes, and navigate dark secrets and grave danger to catch a killer?
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"London, 1388. When the mythical Stone of Destiny disappears from the throne of England during mass in Westminster Abbey, the populace takes it as a sign to side with King Richard II's rebellious barons. The last thing the king needs is for his authority to be put in question, especially after his army suffers a crushing defeat against a Scottish uprising. Desperate, Richard calls in Crispin Guest to find the missing stone. And to ensure that he will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House Publishers, Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Restoring his recently inherited family home is a daunting enough task for young lawyer Nigellus Cobmartin without the addition of any unwelcome discoveries. But when workmen turning the crumbling manor house into a grand home for Nigellus and his companion, John Rykener, uncover a skeleton bound, tied and hidden in the wall - and holding the precious relic that went missing from his father's estate nearly twenty years ago - Nigellus immediately...
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