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Murder in the Holy City (Sir Geoffrey Mappestone Mysteries) (Hardcover)

by Simon Beaufort (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 280 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press (Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312195664
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312195663
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great debut novel of a new historical mystery series, 26 Nov 1998
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In 1100, the holy city of Jerusalem remains a fractured place even though the Crusaders have retaken the city back from the Infidel. Returning from a desert patrol to the city, Sir Geoffrey de Mappstone hears a woman's screams from the nearby Greek bakery. Accompanied by his Sergeant of Arms, Guy goes to investigate. They meet the frazzled woman, Melisande Mikelos, who informs him that there is a corpse in her home. He goes inside and finds the murdered body of John, a Norman knight.

Norman Prince Tancred assigns his vassal Geoffrey to investigate this murder and several similar ones. However, instead of uncovering a simple serial killer or even some twisted from of vengeance, Geoffrey finds a conspiracy to overturn the current precarious power structure of the city. As he continues to make inquiries, Geoffrey places himself in danger of becoming the next victim.

MURDER IN THE HOLY CITY, the first novel in what hopefully is a long series, is a brilliant historical mystery that brings home early twelfth century Jerusalem to the audience. The who-done-it is fun, but it is the motives of the various groups and daily life in the city that makes this a necessary novel for genre fans. Simon Beaufort, a historian at the University of Cambridge, turns history into a gourmet's delight.

Harriet Klausner

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First Book in the Series, 7 Dec 2006
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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This is the first in a series of books written by Simon Beaufort and if you think the books are well written and well researched, you would be correct. Because Simon Beaufort is a pseudonym of Susanna Gregory, perhaps better know for the series of books featuring Matthew Bartholomew. I have never read a badly written or boring book by the author and I am sure this series will be just as good.

It is late in the eleventh century and all men who call themselves Christians are being called to arms to join the Crusade and take Jerusalem from the Infidel. By the year 1100, Sir Geoffrey Mappestone is one of the few Crusaders who have survived the unbearable climate and the fighting to take the city.

On returning to the city after partaking in a patrol across the desert Sir Geoffrey is alerted when he hears a woman screaming. He discovers that a fellow knight and close friend has been murdered in a woman's bed chamber. But this is not the first murder of a knight in the city. Several priests have also been attacked.

Geoffrey's liege lord, Prince Tancred, orders Geoffrey to investigate the murders and it is not long before he find himself embroiled with some of the most dangerous men in Jerusalem. He also learns that some of his closest friends could be his deadliest enemies.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable historical mystery, 8 Jan 2009
By L. J. Roberts (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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First Sentence: Sir Guibert of Apulia's head snapped up from the ground, and he was alert instantly as he heard the city outside his tent.

Sir Geoffrey Mappstone has come to the Holy City pas part of the Crusades. Before the army even reached the Holy Land, it became less about a noble Christian undertaking, than fighting, and amassing wealth and power. Geoffrey, in the employ of the Tancred, who is allied to the Patriarch the head of the Latin Church in the Holy Land, speaks several languages and is more interested in learning than fighting.

One of Geoffrey's fellow knights is murdered with a curved dagger. Other, seemingly unrelated victims follow, the common element being the dagger. As Geoffrey investigates, his suspicion falls upon a friend.

No matter the name under which she writes, Beaufort knows how to tell a good story and teach me a bit of history. She describes the complicated politics of the time and the different groups all trying to find their place in this conflicted land.

Geoffrey is an appealing character. He is realistically written being both intelligent and a solid soldier. I did enjoy the bathhouse scene and his comment about it being four years between baths.

In fact, what marks Beaufort is the quality of the writing, the depiction of life during the time, clear depth of research and the simple fact that it is a great story. I am delighted that this is only the first of the series as it means I've a number of wonderful books awaiting me.
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