Dispensation of Death (Knights Templar)
Headline Book Publishing - Headline Book Publishing
Release date: 2008-03-01
Paperback
Author: Michael Jecks
Crime & mystery, History, Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Historical, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Historical - General, Mystery & Detective - Historical, Mystery & Detective - General, Detective and mystery stories, Furnshill, Baldwin, Sir (Fictitious character), Puttock, Simon (Fictitious character), Crime & Thriller
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Dispensation of Death (Knights Templar)
Date undefinedMichael Jecks delivers a brilliant read once again with some of my very favorite Medieval characters. The story is so well constructed, so full of history and so well researched it is almost a heartbrake when it ends. Please, Mr Jecks, do not return to the computer industry but do continue to write these wonderful tales of life in the 1320's in Britain (and France). Superlative story telling!
Dispensation of Death (Knights Templar)
Date undefined"Dispensation of Death" provides an exciting new venue for the activities of our favorite Medieval heroes, Baldwin and Simon. Great reading!
Dispensation of Death (Knights Templar)
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Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry when he began writing the internationally successful Templar series. Well all I can say is the Computer Industries loss is the reader's gain. He has now written about a score of the Knights Templar mystery books featuring Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock and there are more to follow. Michael's books are full of intrigue and mystery and they are particularly well researched. Mr. Jecks lives in the area he writes about and I am sure this must assist him a great deal with his background research.
It is the year 1325, England is in turmoil, even the common people who do not normally care who is on the throne of England as long as they are able to put bread in their mouths, are showing signs not only of concern but there are also muttering of unrest growing almost daily. Edward II and his lover Dispenser are showing utter disregard not only for the Queen but also the King's Barons and chief advisers.
When the Queen's lady-in-waiting is slaughtered for no apparent reason and a man's body, that has been terribly mutilated is found behind the throne, the King demands justice. Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace and an experienced man in these matters is called in to track down the killer. He is aided by his long time friend Simon Puttock.
However in a time when the King's friends can use any means at their disposal to promote their own ends, Sir Baldwin and his friends the bailiff must keep their wits about them just to stay alive.
I have always enjoyed the books of Michael Jecks, but I believe the author, like many before him and I am sure many to come, lost his way a little, mainly by taking his characters out of their Devon environment. This book also falls into that category, but I enjoyed it very much.
