- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (25 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140270760
- ISBN-13: 978-0140270761
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.9 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 78,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The second medieval mystery from Sharon Penman, following Justin de Quincy, knight in the service of Queen Eleanor.
His duty is clear: to restrain his brother Prince John in his relentless quest for the throne, and his dangerous pacts with the French king. What does the murder of an innocent pedlar's daughter in a churchyard in Cripplegate have to do with him? But little by little, Justin is ensnared in the case until he comes to feel the force of the dead girl, and thirsts to find her killer. But can he defend the Queen and solve the murder?
About the Author
Sharon Penman, author of several bestselling historical novels including THE SUNNE IN SPLENDOUR and WHEN CHRIST AND HIS SAINTS SLEPT, is one of the most respected and successful novelists in her field. She lives in New Jersey, USA.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This is the second novel to feature Justin de Quincey, the Queen's Man. The book again plunges the reader into 12th century London, a city where nothing is as it seems.
In this book De Quincey investigates a murky murder of a peddlar's daughter as a favour to his friends in Gracechurch Street as well as trying to put some sense into the rebellious Prince John, Queen Eleanor's headstrong son. Eleanor is as magnificent as she was in the first book of the series, and London as enchanting, although at times cruel, a place.
Highly recommended!
In this book De Quincey investigates a murky murder of a peddlar's daughter as a favour to his friends in Gracechurch Street as well as trying to put some sense into the rebellious Prince John, Queen Eleanor's headstrong son. Eleanor is as magnificent as she was in the first book of the series, and London as enchanting, although at times cruel, a place.
Highly recommended!
43 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Not surprisingly for Sharon Penman, this book lives up to her standards of background research. It is better paced than the previous Queen's Man, and shorter and easier to read than some of her more epic works. It tells of the young Justin de Quincey and his dealings with Eleanor of Aquitaine as her spy come confidante. Penman introduces some beautifully drawn characters and evokes the true ethos of medieval life (with a little extra hint of joi de vivre!).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
If you are a fan of history and literature, then anything by Sharon Penman is to be recommended. She is without equal in the history fact / fiction area. Intelligent, well written, brilliantly researched - everyone should read a Penman novel. The shorter ones are a good introduction but the larger tomes, like Sunne in Splendour, should be precribed writing for all devotees of history.
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