Knight of Betrayal, Karen Perkins
Knight of Betrayal, Karen Perkins
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Knight of Betrayal
A Medieval Haunting

Author: Karen Perkins

Narrator: Mike Rogers

Unabridged: 4 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/11/2017

Synopsis

Thomas Becket, his murderers, and their king still have a score to settle.A haunting timeslip novel examining history’s most infamous assassination, Knight of Betrayal is perfect for fans of Christina Courtenay, Karen Maitland, Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton."A pacy, page-turning ghost story with a twisted difference! A must read" – Lorna, Amazon Reviewer-----1170, Canterbury Cathedral.Four knights break sanctuary to brutally murder Archbishop Thomas Becket for their king, Henry II.Running from their crime, the four knights - Hugh de Morville, William de Tracy, Reginald FitzUrse and Richard le Brett - flee north to Knaresborough Castle where Morville is overlord. Initially celebrating ridding their king of the pest that Becket had become, they find themselves increasingly isolated as the Church and public opinion turn against them.2015, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.August is feva time - a celebration and festival of the arts. The Castle Players are to perform a play of their own creation: Knight of Betrayal, based on the events leading up to Becket's murder.Taking the honour seriously, they work hard to get into character - but after they experiment with a spirit board, are they channelling more than just the characters of the knights they are portraying?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kat

Good read although I don't enjoy books or films about the medieval times. Having said that, Karen has done a great job in transporting the reader to that point in history. I really felt I was there! I knew something bad would happen at the end but didn't expect this! Karen's books always manage to s......more

Goodreads review by Hilary

Karen Perkins has skilfully linked the story of the four knights who slew Thomas Becket on the steps of his altar with a 21st amateur theatre group who are performing a play about the infamous assassination. In an attempt to help the actors to connect with their characters, the play’s director uses......more

Goodreads review by John Paul

Perkins Has A Unique Ability To Blend The Past And Present! This is an absolute diamond of a book. Written in the third person rather than the first, as seen in the author's spellbinding novel Thores-Cross, Perkins' has created a genuine masterpiece in blending the plausible yet fictitious tale of t......more

Goodreads review by Tracey

Knight of Betrayal Knight of Betrayal is a cracking book by Karen Perkins. It is set in two timelines. One at the time and following the murder of Thomas Becket and the other in 2015. Part and present collide with devastating consequences. I loved this book as it gripped me from start to finish. This i......more

Goodreads review by Kerrygibson1hotmail.Com

Well done Very entertaining. Loved the story and was great to go back and forth between the worlds. Definitely recommend if you want something a little different in historical fiction.......more

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