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Of Dooms and Death (Point Crime: The Joslin De Lay Mysteries) - Softcover

Dennis Hamley

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Synopsis

THE LONG JOURNEY OF JOSLIN DE LAY1369. England is a dark, brutal place, riven by plague and rebellion. The long war with France is at its bitterest. Joslin de Lay is a young French minstrel. He lives with Guillaume, his father, in a castle in the Cotentin, the finger of land which points north towards the coast of Cornwall. Guillaume is minstrel of honour to the Count of Treauville. But their lives are disrupted when an embassage of English nobles arrive for secret talks with the Count. Guillaume is frightened when he sees them - and then murdered. His dying words set Joslin on a quest across the land of his enemies to find the murderer and the mother he never knew. And a mysterious stranger dogs his every step.BOOK 1: OF DOOMS AND DEATHNo sooner does Joslin land in England than he is embroiled in murder. The great Doom painting, which depicts a procession of lost souls being goaded by Satan down into Hell and everlasting damnation is taking shape in Stovenham church. But each time a new face is painted on it, that person in real life meets a violent death. Truly, 'the devil walks in Stovenham.' There is danger, heartache and yet more death before Joslin can find the killer and continue on his journey.

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