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If youve an appetite for atmospheric sleuthing then youll find this as satisfying as a jug of the finest mulled Yuletide ale Northern Echo
THE TRAITOR OF ST GILES: 'Colourful the medieval world might have been, courtly and glamorous, but Michael Jecks exposes the seething hatreds, the primitive passions and the latent brutality lurking below the surface' Northern Echo 'Absorbing, light-hearted' Birmingham Post 'As riveting as his previous eight' Coventry Evening Telegraph
BELLADONNA AT BELSTONE: A compelling mystery book and one to cherish Crime Time 'A commendable achievement' Kirkus Reviews 'Jecks draws his characters with a craftsman's hand, evokes atmosphere with the touch of an old master and keeps you wriggling on the hook of suspense as skilfully as Christie at her best. Enjoyable to the very end' Northern Echo 'Wickedly exciting' Newcastle Evening Chronicle
SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR: 'An inventive plot, memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background' Kirkus Reviews 'SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR...[is] one of the most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels' The Times '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 'A very well told story with a violent yet convincing plot. Jecks succeeds in writing both a book which smells of the Middle Ages and yet is a detective story. No mean feat.' Crime Time Enjoyable and clever Crime Time
Praise for Michael Jecks: 'More superlative stuff from Jecks' NORTH LONDON NEWS "A neatly constructed tale . . ." ". . . an absorbing page-turner . . ." "The combination of Jecks's historical research, his caring descriptions of the Devon countryside, his neat way of drawing characters, are shown to their best advantage in this book." SHOTS A tortuous and exciting plot... The construction of the story and the sense of period are excellent Shots A gem of historical storytelling...authentic recreation of the modes and manners, superstitions and primitive fears that made up the colourful but brutal tableau of the Middle Ages Northern Echo Girt about with a goodly helping of period authenticity...ends up with a thrilling cop and robber chase on horseback Oxford Times A goodly tale in the vein of Cadfael, and equally enjoyable Coventry Evening Telegraph Like Ellis Peters Cadfael, Puttock is a carefully drawn character who combines the whodunnit format with a loving attention to detail, with lively, intriguing descriptions. It...will help you turn back the pages of history and enjoy the depth and texture of a long-vanished England Croydon Advertiser A medieval mystery to rank with the best Northern Echo Brisk medieval whodunnit Literary Review Tremendously successful medieval mystery series Sunday Independent 'Jecks' knowledge of medieval history is impressive and is used here to good effect' Crime Time
If youve an appetite for atmospheric sleuthing then youll find this as satisfying as a jug of the finest mulled Yuletide ale (NORTHERN ECHO )
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For Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the Kings Peace, and Bailiff Simon Puttock, the Christmas of 1321 looks set to be one of great festivity. They are to receive the prestigious gloves of honour in a ceremony led by the specially elected Boy-Bishop. But they soon learn that Ralph - the glovemaker - has been stabbed to death. Then Peter, a Secondary at the cathedral, collapses from poisoning. Simon and Baldwin must solve the riddles surrounding the deaths, but as they dig for the truth they find that many of Exeters leading citizens are not what - or who - they seem to be...
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If youve an appetite for atmospheric sleuthing then youll find this as satisfying as a jug of the finest mulled Yuletide ale Northern Echo
THE TRAITOR OF ST GILES: 'Colourful the medieval world might have been, courtly and glamorous, but Michael Jecks exposes the seething hatreds, the primitive passions and the latent brutality lurking below the surface' Northern Echo 'Absorbing, light-hearted' Birmingham Post 'As riveting as his previous eight' Coventry Evening Telegraph
BELLADONNA AT BELSTONE: A compelling mystery book and one to cherish Crime Time 'A commendable achievement' Kirkus Reviews 'Jecks draws his characters with a craftsman's hand, evokes atmosphere with the touch of an old master and keeps you wriggling on the hook of suspense as skilfully as Christie at her best. Enjoyable to the very end' Northern Echo 'Wickedly exciting' Newcastle Evening Chronicle
SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR: 'An inventive plot, memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background' Kirkus Reviews 'SQUIRE THROWLEIGH'S HEIR...[is] one of the most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels' The Times '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 'A very well told story with a violent yet convincing plot. Jecks succeeds in writing both a book which smells of the Middle Ages and yet is a detective story. No mean feat.' Crime Time Enjoyable and clever Crime Time
Praise for Michael Jecks: 'More superlative stuff from Jecks' NORTH LONDON NEWS "A neatly constructed tale . . ." ". . . an absorbing page-turner . . ." "The combination of Jecks's historical research, his caring descriptions of the Devon countryside, his neat way of drawing characters, are shown to their best advantage in this book." SHOTS A tortuous and exciting plot... The construction of the story and the sense of period are excellent Shots A gem of historical storytelling...authentic recreation of the modes and manners, superstitions and primitive fears that made up the colourful but brutal tableau of the Middle Ages Northern Echo Girt about with a goodly helping of period authenticity...ends up with a thrilling cop and robber chase on horseback Oxford Times A goodly tale in the vein of Cadfael, and equally enjoyable Coventry Evening Telegraph Like Ellis Peters Cadfael, Puttock is a carefully drawn character who combines the whodunnit format with a loving attention to detail, with lively, intriguing descriptions. It...will help you turn back the pages of history and enjoy the depth and texture of a long-vanished England Croydon Advertiser A medieval mystery to rank with the best Northern Echo Brisk medieval whodunnit Literary Review Tremendously successful medieval mystery series Sunday Independent 'Jecks' knowledge of medieval history is impressive and is used here to good effect' Crime Time
If youve an appetite for atmospheric sleuthing then youll find this as satisfying as a jug of the finest mulled Yuletide ale (NORTHERN ECHO )
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For Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the Kings Peace, and Bailiff Simon Puttock, the Christmas of 1321 looks set to be one of great festivity. They are to receive the prestigious gloves of honour in a ceremony led by the specially elected Boy-Bishop. But they soon learn that Ralph - the glovemaker - has been stabbed to death. Then Peter, a Secondary at the cathedral, collapses from poisoning. Simon and Baldwin must solve the riddles surrounding the deaths, but as they dig for the truth they find that many of Exeters leading citizens are not what - or who - they seem to be...
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