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Squire Throwleigh's Heir (A Medieval West Country Mystery) [Paperback]

Michael Jecks
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (2 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747259526
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747259527
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.1 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 246,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR...[is] one of the most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels' (THE TIMES )

'An inventive plot, memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background' (KIRKUS REVIEWS )

'Jecks has a real knack of bringing to life the medieval era of the West Country...SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR has enough twists and turns to satisfy everybody... An excellent adddtion to the series' (SHOTS )

'An engaging and well-written book, SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR is packed full of fascinating, well-research historical detail, vivid, full-bodied characters and possesses a teasing, labrinthine plot that keeps the reader guessing until the very end' (CRIME TIME )

'Like all Jecks's tales, this one is a nicely detailed and tightly argued, with involving action and memorable characters. The whole series belongs in any collection where historicals are popular' (LIBRARY JOURNAL )

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'SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR...[is] one of the most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels'

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5.0 out of 5 stars a truely gripping mystery, 25 April 2006
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this book is brilliantly written with an exciting plot. Also it has clearly been well researched and theres a great twist to the ending!!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The series gets better with each book, 7 Aug 2008
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First Sentence: If he'd known that this was the day he was going to die, Squire Roger of Throwleigh would have behaved more coolly, but lacking this prescience, he lost his temper instead.

The wedding of Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, is fast approaching. His good friends, Bailiff Simon Puttock and his wife, have come to help him celebrate. Before the wedding, they receive news that one of their expected guests, Roger, Squire of Throwleigh, has died leaving behind a wife and five-year-old son and heir. Soon after the Squire's funeral, they receive news the child is also dead. Baldwin comes to believe the child's death wasn't an accident, but murder.

This book was really a traditional country house mystery set in the Middle Ages. The quality of Jecks writing and research are clear in the details of the story.

The story is very well plotted with twists right up to the last paragraph. There were plenty of suspects, each with a good motive. Jecks does a wonderful job of balancing the harshness of the period with the friendship of Baldwin and Simon.

Baldwin's questions about his marriage, having been a Templar Knight, provide some interesting questions and insights into the character. This series improves with every book and I'm delighted to know I've many books ahead of me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jecks Writes It, I Read It, 23 July 2009
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The review title says it all. You won't be disappointed in reading any in the series by Jecks.
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