The Death of a King - Softcover

Doherty, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1459656121 ISBN 13: 9781459656123

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2013

Synopsis

The fate of kings is not always glorious. Indeed, England's Edward II so angered his wife, her lover, and his subjects when he flaunted his male favorites that they revolted, deposed him, and made him prisoner. History records Edward II was eventually murdered in Berkeley Castle and buried publicly in Gloucester cathedral. But was he? The heir, Edward III, charges Chancery Clerk Edmund Beche with uncovering the truth of the matter. Beche's investigation is torturous, blocked by hidden records, outright lies, unexpected confessions, double crosses, and a high body count. Grave - digging, burglary, and soldiering at the bloody battle of Crecy await him. But he's a most determined man....

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About the Author

Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough (North-Eastern England). He went to Liverpool University and then worked in Ascot, Nottingham and Crawley West Sussex before being appointed as Headmaster to Trinity Catholic. Paul's other incarnation is as a novelist. He finished his doctorate on the reign of Edward II of England and, in 1987, began to publish a series of outstanding historical mysteries set in the Middle Age, Classical, Greek, Ancient Egypt and elsewhere. He has been published under several pseudonyms: C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name. He has also written several non-fiction titles.Paul lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries, many of which later feature in his writings. Paul and his wife, Carla, live on the borders of London and Essex.

From Publishers Weekly

Doherty's first novel, nothing less than a tour de force, draws the reader into England in 1344, 17 years after the overthrow of King Edward II. A dreadful series of events is chronicled in the letters of a clerk, Edmund Beche, ordered by Edward II to investigate his father's murder and to reveal nothing of what he learns except to his sovereign. Beche, however, confides the account of his odyssey to a trusted friend, prior of a great abbey, as "security in the event of my disappearance or trial for treason." The clerk's fears are well-founded. Assassins dog his steps during his journeys in search fo evidence that Edward II was the victim of his adulterous queen and her paramour. The assignment takes Beche from England to France and Rome where he survives lethal attacks and uncovers an astounding truth not only about the betrayed monarch but about traitors among the English royalty. Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, the novel compels belief and rouses admiration for the author. January 28
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About this edition

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1459656121
• ISBN 13: 9781459656123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228