Michael Jecks is een internationaal geprezen auteur van historische fictie, bekend om zijn diepgaande verkenningen van turbulente vroegere tijdperken. Zijn verhalen verkennen vaak thema's als verraad, burgeroorlog en corruptie, maar benadrukken ook de menselijke veerkracht tegenover wijdverbreide wanhoop. Jecks brengt de geschiedenis meesterlijk tot leven, met name in zijn uitgebreide Templar-serie, die werkelijke gebeurtenissen en moorden uit de vroege veertiende eeuw opnieuw bezoekt. Zijn stilistische bekwaamheid ligt in zijn levendige weergave van historische locaties en de psychologische diepgang van zijn personages.
In het 14e eeuwse Engeland probeert een gevluchte horige zich aan de toorn van zijn heer te onttrekken door als mijnwerker in de tinmijnen te gaan werken, waardoor hij de bescherming van de Engelse koning geniet.
When King Edward II is told that his wife has defied him & remained in France with their son, the king flies into a rage. It is Sir Baldwin de Furnshill & his friend Simon Puttock, who have broken the news to him & are no longer in the king's favour. They return to their homes in Devon, but find that outlaws hold sway in the land.
The first instalment of a thrilling new crusader series in the style of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.
The third thrilling novel in the Vintener trilogy from the master of historical adventure
The Siege of Calais, during the Hundred Years' Wars. The thrilling second novel in a new series for master of the historical adventure, Michael Jecks.
Join accidental sleuth, Nick Morris, in his second mystery in The Art of Murder series. When an offer to paint a beautiful Georgian house in the Peak District falls into Nick Morris' lap he jumps at the commission. Businessman Derek Swann is selling up and wants a landscape to remember. But Nick's plans for a quiet stay in the countryside are scuppered when he and his chalet neighbour Megan Lamplighter find a body in the woods surrounding the holiday park. Rick Parrow seemed to be a troubled young adult, with a dark cloud following him around in recent days, so when it turns out he was murdered, Nick feels compelled to seek out the truth. What was bothering Rick in the days before his death? What exactly was his connection to the bear-like figure of Jez Cooper, who was staying in a chalet up from Nick? And who could possibly have wanted the boy dead? Nick's attention is pulled in every direction - from his work at the manor house, and its captivating housekeeper Adela - to the many unsavoury characters now circling the holiday park and paying a little too much attention to Nick's movements. Nick must act fast if he wants to get out of this in once piece!
1326. While King Edward II is furious about the queen's adulterous relationship, whispers of rebellion throw England into bloody turmoil. When news of a French invasion fleet is received at the palace, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill is summoned with the knights of the realm to protect the king at all costs.
Amidst the myths and folklore of Tavistock, one tale strikes fear into the hearts of the townspeople above all others: the murders on the Abbot’s Way.One cold winter, many years ago, a young acolyte eager for distraction led a group of fellow novices into stealing their abbot’s wine. Crippled with guilt and fear of discovery, the acolyte committed murder to hide his sins. Legend has it that the devil himself appeared for the acolyte’s soul, and tricked the novices into their deaths upon the Devon moors.In Autumn 1322, it appears that history is repeating, with Abbot Robert discovering an empty wine barrel, and a body found upon the moors. It soon becomes clear that the wine isn’t the only thing missing from the abbey, and the body on the moor isn’t the last. When Baldwin and Simon investigate, they begin to question whether the legends of the past hold the key to the present turmoil.
The compulsive and evocative twentieth novel in the series featuring Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Simon Puttock
