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Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
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The Knights Templar: They had all joined taking three vows: poverty, chastity, and obedience…for they were monks: warrior monks, dedicated to the protection of pilgrims in the Holy Land -- until stories spread by an avaricious king who wanted their wealth for his own destroyed the order. There was one knight, however, who escaped the stake, vowing justice as he watched his innocent brothers die. A Dastardly Deed: When the mutilated body of midwife...
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Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The arrival of the Bishop of Exeter in the small Devonshire town of Crediton makes life difficult for Simon Puttock, bailiff of Lydford, and former Knight Templar Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, a situation complicated by the appearance of an unsavory band of mercenary soldiers and the discovery of the body of a murdered girl.
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Pub. Date
2001.
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English
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The discovery of a young girl's skeleton leads to Simon and Baldwin's darkest investigation yet...
As the summer of 1322 brings sun to the Devonshire countryside, it seems that the small village of Sticklepath is destined to remain in gloom. Two playmates uncover the body of a young girl up on the moors. The body is that of Aline, the ten-year-old daughter of Swetricus, who went missing six years ago.
Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace,...
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Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Pace, together with his old friend Bailiff Simon Puttock, are summoned to investigate" when a young nun is murdered, and many of the nuns believe that Sister Margherita, the treasurer, would make a better prioress of St. Mary's than Lady Elizabeth of Topsham who is known to see the new vicar, "often ... alone--at night."--Cover.
5) The oath
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The threat of war looms over England
1326. In an England riven with conflict, knight and peasant alike find their lives turned upside down by the warring factions of Edward II with his hated favourite, Hugh le Despenser, and Edward's estranged queen Isabella and her lover, Sir Roger Mortimer.
Yet even in such times the brutal slaughter of an entire family still has the power to shock. Three further murders follow, and bailiff Simon Puttock is drawn...
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Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock were to have received the prestigious gloves of honour in a special ceremony, but first the murder of the cathedral's glovemaker then another murder lead them into an investigation that involves many of Exeter's leading citizens.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
It's 1327 and England is in turmoil. King Edward II has been removed from the throne and his son installed in his place. The old man's rule had proved a disaster for the realm and many hope that his removal may mean the return of peace to England's cities. Keeper of the King's Peace, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock had been tasked with guarding Edward II, but they have failed in their task and now ride fast to Exeter...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"As the year 1326 draws to a close, London is in flames. King Edward II is held prisoner, and the mercenaries and rebels led by the vengeful Queen Isabella and her lover, Sir Roger Mortimer, are in the ascendant. While the richest in the kingdom fight over the spoils of the invasion, the Bardi family, bankers who once funded the King, are in a quandary. They must look to their own future with the Queen as the mob rampages over the city, steering a...
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Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
The town is a powder keg ready to explode... All it needs is a match.
England, 1320. The threat of civil war lies heavily on the kingdom. The monk Ralph of Houndeslow is new to Crediton's leper hospital. He finds that not only are his charges appallingly ill, but bigotry means that they are all shunned by the people of the town.
The citizens of Crediton are appalled when the goldsmith is found murdered, and his daughter assaulted. Sir Baldwin Furnshill...
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Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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"Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend, Bailiff Simon Puttock, arrive at Lord Hugh de Courtenay's castle at Tiverton for the feast. When a messenger arrives calling for the Coroner, Baldwin and Simon accompany him to view the body of Sir Gilbert of Carlisle, Despenser's ambassador to Lord Hugh. Not far off lies a second corpse; the decapitated figure of Dyne."--Jacket.