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ebook / ISBN-13: 9781472219831

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A deadly hunt for a dangerous secret and a ruthless killer…

The twenty-second novel in Michael Jecks’ Knights Templar mysteries is a riveting tale of murder and intrigue in the King’s Court. Perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin and
Ellis Peters.

‘Another rip-roaring medieval intrigue. Terrific’ – Nottingham Evening Post

1324 and the English kingdom is in uproar: Roger Mortimer, once the King’s most able commander and now his most implacable, hated enemy, is plotting the King’s assassination. And Mortimer is not the only person with murder in mind…

When the bodies of a local craftsman and the King’s messenger are found in the streets of Exeter, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend, Simon Puttock, are implored to find the person responsible. The deceased messenger was carrying a dangerous secret that could prove fatal in the wrong hands. Baldwin and Simon must find the murderer before he can strike again…

What readers are saying about The Malice of Unnatural Death:

One of the best in the series – five stars

‘What great stories [Michael Jecks] writes, can’t get enough of them’

Thoroughly engrossing

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Praise for Michael Jecks: Another rip-roaring medieval intrigue. Terrific
Nottingham Evening Post
Enough 14th-century English malice and murder to keep several intrepid investigators hard at work
Kirkus Reviews
Michael Jecks is the master of the medieval whodunnit
Robert Low
The most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels
The Times
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
Complicated, well-populated, written with cross-cutting gusto, and accompanied by scholarly extras
Ellery Queen Magazine
A gem of historical storytelling
Northern Echo
Atmospheric and cleverly plotted
Observer