A Friars Bloodfeud, Michael Jecks
A Friars Bloodfeud, Michael Jecks
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A Friar's Bloodfeud

Author: Michael Jecks

Narrator: Michael Tudor Barnes

Unabridged: 15 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 07/01/2006


Synopsis

Bailiff Simon Puttoc’s servant, Hugh, has been granted leave to look after his wife, Constance, and her son. But their happy time is to be short-lived, for a gang of men break into their home and attack Hugh’s family. When Simon and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King’s Peace, arrive on the scene the cottage is burnt to the ground, the bodies from within already buried. It seems that Hugh must have perished in a dreadful accident – but appearances can be deceptive. When Simon and Baldwin begin investigating, it becomes clear that evil lurks in this land, and the pain and bloodshed are far from over…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher on March 26, 2017

I'm reading these books somewhat out of order - the order the library has them available - but in the end it doesn't really matter. Every book is its own story and while the characters change and grow, you don't need to read them in sequence at all. In this story, two knights with opposed lords are f......more

Goodreads review by Anna on January 16, 2009

This book is great. What's not to like? I fully admit that this is the only one of Jecks' Knights Templars mysteries that I've read, but I somehow suspect I'm not being unfair in claiming that this is, essentially, a series about a man who solves crimes by looking at people WITH HIS EYES and liking d......more

Goodreads review by Puzzle on February 07, 2018

Full review at classicmystery.wordpress.com......more

Goodreads review by Rose Lambert on April 06, 2018

Great book Author takes the reader on a wild ride. So many pieces floating through out the book but caught and brought to the final end......more

Goodreads review by Kelley on June 09, 2016

The combination of Hugh's story/tragedy and the larger political context of Edward II and his favorites, the Despensers, makes this one of the more successful books in the series. As some have pointed out, there is only one Templar in the book and the relevance of that has been bypassed many books a......more