The King of Thieves
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It's 1325, and Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock are in France to join Prince Edward and Bishop Walter's entourage as they make their journey to the palace of the French king, Charles IV. The Prince must make a demeaning submission in order for the English to keep hold of their French territories. Meanwhile, Queen Isabella has been causing a scandal in the French courts with English traitor Roger Mortimer. The Prince's entourage are delivered into the Queen's custody, but it becomes clear that they have enemies within the palace walls. Simon and Baldwin soon discover a murderous plot that threatens England's future.
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Michael Jecks is the bestselling author of the Knights Templar series and a member of The Medieval Murderers.
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"Fans of well-researched historicals will welcome Jeck's 26th Knights Templar mystery." —Publishers Weekly
"The whole series belongs in any collection where historicals are popular." —Library Journal
"Memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background . . . a commendable achievement." —Kirkus Reviews
"The most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels." —The Times
"Really difficult to put down." —Historical Novels Review
"Each page is densely packed with cuckolding, coarseness, lewdness, lechery, gore galore, but also with nobility. A heady mix." —North Devon Journal"A gem of historical storytelling." —Northern Echo
"Complicated, well-populated, written with cross-cutting gusto, and accompanied by scholarly extras." —Ellery Queen