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The Tainted Relic (Paperback)

by The Medieval Murderers (Author)
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  • Paperback: 502 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (3 May 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743267958
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743267953
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 313,432 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The anthology centres around a piece of the True Cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ, which falls into the hands of Geoffrey Mappestone in 1100, at the end of the First Crusade. The relic is said to be cursed and, after three inexplicable deaths, it finds its way to England in the hands of a thief. After several decades, the relic appears in Devon, where it becomes part of a story by Bernard Knight, set in the 12th century and involving his protagonist, Crowner John. Next, it appears in a story by Ian Morson, solved by his character, the Oxford academic Falconer, and then it migrates back to Devon to encounter Sir Baldwin (Michael Jecks). Eventually, it arrives in Cambridge, in the middle of a contentious debate about Holy Blood relics that really did rage in the 1350s, where it meets Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael (Susanna Gregory). Finally, it's despatched to London, where it falls into the hands of Elizabethan players and where Philip Gooden's Nick Revill will determine its ultimate fate.

About the Author
BERNARD KNIGHT, a senior Home Office pathologist, is the author of nine books in the CROWNER JOHN series. MICHAEL JECKS is the author of the TEMPLAR series, which describes life among the Devon peasants under King Edward II. Former police officer SUSANNA GREGORY's novels feature MATTHEW BARTHOLOMEW, a Cambridge physician in the period immediately after the Black Death. Cornwall-based IAN MORSON is the author of the FALCONER series, and PHILIP GOODEN writes Shakespearean murder mysteries.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A feast with a theme, 3 Nov 2005
This book, or almost anthology, has five 'acts' or novelettes together with a prologue and an epilogue on a single theme: the 'tainted' or cursed relic.

Each 'act' is by one of a number of well known medieval murder mystery authors. They have used it to each create a single stand-alone murder mystery, using their well known individual characters from their own series (such as Crowner John or Matthew Bartholomew) but incorporates the tainted relic of the title at a different period. Each story therefore also carries forward the history of this relic in a continuous time line.

I very much enjoyed most of the stories though the Elizabethan least of all but, there again, that is not my favourite historical period. A very good read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Tainted Relic, 30 May 2008
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I am a great fan of this genre and was not disappointed. My favourite author is Susanna Gregory and her writing in this particular novel did not let me down. It also gave me an opportunity to decide whether to give other writers a look. The novel is split into acts, with each author writing a separate act. The story flowed and although there were clearly different styles involved, it did not detract from the desire to continue reading.
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