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The joy of an innocent afternoon's play is shattered when two girls find a skull. Baldwin and Simon join the Coroner and learn that there have been several murders over the last seven years, but were they committed by a man - or is there a supernatural explanation?
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"With scores of merchants streaming into Devon to participate in teh Tavistock fair of 1319, a goodly amonut of unlawful activity is expected. No one, however, anticipates a murder...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 voilence that has brought death to Tavistock -...
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When Ralph, a noted philanthropist, is found dead, Exeter's people are baffled, but then a youth is poisoned in the Cathedral and the mystery deepens. Was it suicide, or was he killed by outlaws in revenge for the hanging of their comrade? Hidden by the Christmas celebrations, there is a ruthless murderer who will soon strike again.
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They had all joined taking three vows: poverty, chastity and obedience...for they were monks: warrior monks, dedicated to the protection of pilgrims in the Holy Land -- until stories spread by an avaricious king who wanted their wealth for his own destroyed the order. There was one knight, however, who escaped the stake, vowing justice as he watched his innocent brothers die.
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After Squire Roger dies, falling from his horse, his five year old son inherits. When he too dies, Baldwin is convinced that it was no accident, but so many had motives to kill poor young Herbert. Little do Baldwin and Simon realize how shocking and sinister this investigation will prove.
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The midwife and healer Agatha Kyteler has only ever helped the locals, but to some superstitious folk her skills seem like witchcraft. Sir Baldwin and his friend Simon must forge a path through the suspicion, jealousy and disloyalty of the little village to find her murderer.
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"Cold-blooded murder has transformed Simon Puttock's official obligation into something horrid - and he will need the able assistance of his friend, Sir Baldwin Furnshill, to draw a criminal out...Now justice must be served, even if their search exposes extortion, foul corruption, rule by fear...and killers willing-even eager-to shred more blood." -- Cover
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London, 1555. Queen Mary is newly married to Philip II of Spain - and not everyone is happy about the alliance. The kingdom is divided between those loyal to Catholic Mary and those who support her half-sister, Lady Elizabeth. Former cutpurse turned paid assassin Jack Blackjack has more immediate matters to worry about. Having been ordered to kill a man, he determines to save him instead. But Jack defies his spymaster at his peril and even the best-laid...
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"London. May, 1556. Hal Westmecott, one of the city's most feared executioners, reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour - and now he's come to collect his dues. Hal has ordered Jack to track down his long-lost son and, although Jack believes he's been set an impossible task, he's in no position to refuse. But when Jack's search draws him to the attention of a ruthless nobleman, a dead priest's vengeful brother and finally to a bloodstained body in...
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A warrior lies dead, one of his hounds dead at his side, and nearby is the body of a convicted felon. Could the felon have killed a trained knight and his dog? And if he did, where is the knight's horse and money? And then Baldwin and Simon learn that the dead knight was ambassador to the king's hated friends, a man with many enemies.
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"Plans to host a tournament in the spring of 1322, gives moneylenders everywhere a golden opportunity. Many knights in Devon are already indebted to Benjamin Dudenay, and when a month before the festivities, he is found beaten to death, it is not in the least bit surprising. Simon and Baldwin must hurry to find the culprit, but then a carpenter commissioned to build the stands is killed in a similar fashion, leaving them with even more mysteries to...
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"While King Edward's estranged wife, Queen Isabella, refuses to return from France, the Treasurer of England is threatened with death at the hand of one of his many political enemies, and Sir Baldwin and Simon must stop the potential assassin."--
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"Jack's employer believes there is a spy in the princess's household and Jack has been ordered to kill her. He has no choice but to agree but, when he arrives, he discovers that a murder has already happened. Jack needs to prove his innocence by uncovering the real killer, but who is hiding a secret? And will Jack survive long enough to find out?" --
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Jack Blackjack novels volume 4
Bloody Mary Tudor mystery volume 04
Jack Blackjack Tudor mystery volume 04
Bloody Mary Mystery
Bloody Mary Tudor mystery volume 04
Jack Blackjack Tudor mystery volume 04
Bloody Mary Mystery
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April, 1555. A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, to the east of the City of London, his body left to rot by the roadside - and Jack Blackjack stands accused of his murder. As well as clearing his name, Jack has his own reasons for wanting to find out who really killed the priest - but this is an investigation where nothing is as it seems. Was it a random attack by a desperate outlaw, or do the answers lie in the murdered...
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Lady Elizabeth of Topsham, prioress of St. Mary's, has been accused by Sister Margherita, St. Mary's treasurer, of giving much-needed funds to the new vicar, when Moll, a young nun, was murdered in her sick bed. Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his old friend Simon Puttock, are summoned to investigate. After a second nun is murdered, they find themselves facing their must difficult case yet.
16) King's gold
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"As the year 1326 draws to a close, London is in flames. King Edward II is held prisoner, and the mercenaries and rebels led by the vengeful Queen Isabella and her lover, Sir Roger Mortimer, are in the ascendant. While the richest in the kingdom fight over the spoils of the invasion, the Bardi family, bankers who once funded the King, are in a quandary. They must look to their own future with the Queen as the mob rampages over the city, steering a...
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Mercenaries are common in 14th-century Devon, but these ones are particularly troublesome, showing no respect for anyone and seducing the local girls. Then a young girl is discovered murdered and hidden in a chest - the first of the Crediton killings. Can the killer's identity be discovered?
18) City of fiends
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King Edward II has escaped from Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock's watch, so they head to Exeter to tell the sheriff. In Exeter, a young maid is found abandoned in an alleyway. With no way to leave the town, Furnshill and Sir Richard de Welles are tasked in finding the perpetrator stuck inside the walls of the secretive town.
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" Sir Robert, a knight from the King's household, has turned outlaw from his castle near Crediton. When a pair of clerics are found murdered, Baldwin and Simon are asked to investigate. But they discover the culprit is a friend of Despenser and the King, and neither is keen to take the matter further; this could be construed as treason. They decide to leave the affair to others. Until, that is, Simon's own daughter is threatened by Sir Robert, and...
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1325: There is turmoil in England. But could the Prophecy of St Thomas's Holy Oil save King Edward? It is believed that the king who is anointed with it will be a lion among men: he will conquer France, unite Christendom and throw the heathens from the Holy Land. King Edward II has rejected his wife, Queen Isabella, confiscated her income, exiled her servants and taken away her children. Yet even now she is in France to negotiate peace with her brother,...
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