The Mad Monk of Gidleigh (Knights Templar) - Hardcover

Jecks, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755301684 ISBN 13: 9780755301683

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

Alone in his isolated, windswept chapel on the edge of Dartmoor, his only companions moor men and poverty stricken serfs, who could blame the young priest, Mark for seeking affection from Jane, the local miller’s daughter? But when Jane’s body is found brutally stabbed, Mark is the obvious suspect and the discovery that Jane was pregnant seems to confirm his guilt. Called in to investigate, Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Simon Puttock soon begin to have their doubts. Could it not have been one of Jane’s many admirers who murdered her in a fit of jealousy? Or her father, the miller, who is acting in an increasingly disturbed manner? And what exactly is the local Baron trying to hide? In their search for the truth, Furnshill and Puttock unwittingly place themselves and their families in the greatest danger they have ever faced.

About this title

From the Publisher:

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.

About the Author:

Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry to concentrate on writing and the study of medieval history, especially that of Devon and Cornwall. He and his wife and daughter now live in northern Dartmoor.

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0755301684
• ISBN 13: 9780755301683
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320