The Malice of Unnatural Death

April 27, 1324; Robert le Mareschal is studying necromancy under John of Nottingham, well known and feared by even the most powerful. Robert is in a plot to murder a number of people from afar, so a practice death has to be made to prove it can be done. At the necromancer's instruction he sticks a h......more

It is 1254 and Edward II has given cause to powerful people to want to assassinate him, along with some of his most hated and corrupt close associates. One group in particular has resorted to necromancy to accomplish their goal, but the plot is temporarily thwarted. It remains to be seen if conjurer......more

I'm very glad I didn't live in the 1300; life was clearly awful. This is a historical mystery novel, with the victim carrying an important document from the king that bears a dangerous message. Oddly, the book is said to be a Knights Templar mystery, but the Knights have very little part. Perhaps th......more

Having read all the templar books in order ai can honestly say that this is just about the best one so far......more

I loved this one the most of all that he has written. It is apparent that he researched medieval necromancy very well.......more