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Digital (deliver electronic) / ISBN-13: 9781472219756

Price: £9.99

ON SALE: 27th February 2013

Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Crime & Mystery

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After a young woman tragically dies, it is up to Sir Baldwin and Simon Puttock to unravel the mystery surrounding her suspicious death…

Michael Jecks brings medieval England to life in the fourteenth mystery of his Knights Templar series, featuring the ever-popular Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Susanna Gregory.


‘The most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels’ – The Times

As the winter of 1323 descends upon a windswept chapel on the edge of Dartmoor, who could blame the young priest, Father Mark, for seeking affection from Mary, the miller’s daughter? But when Mary, and her unborn child, are found dead, Mark is the obvious suspect.

Called to investigate, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock soon begin to have their doubts. Could one of Mary’s many admirers have murdered her in a fit of jealousy? Or might it be someone even closer to home? By the time their search is over, life for Baldwin and Simon, and their families, will never be quite the same again.

What readers are saying about The Mad Monk of Gidleigh:

‘There is excellent attention to period detail and a very strong sense of time and place. All the characters are fully dimensional and well-drawn

‘The story is very well plotted. Just when I thought I knew where it was going, it turned’

‘Yet another fantastic book from Michael Jecks. The stories are really well crafted

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Reviews

Memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background... a commendable achievement
Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Michael Jecks: The most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels
The Times
Michael Jecks is the master of the medieval whodunnit
Robert Low
Marvellously portrayed
C.J. Sansom
If you care for a well-researched visit to medieval England, don't pass this series
Historical Novels Review
Tremendously successful medieval mystery series
Sunday Independent
Atmospheric and cleverly plotted
Observer
Another rip-roaring medieval intrigue. Terrific
Nottingham Evening Post
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