Land of Shadows

Medieval Mystery #12

Priscilla Royal

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English

Poisoned Pen Press
02 February 2016

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Classic crime; Historical mysteries; Historical fiction

Series: Medieval Mysteries

A royal birth, a nobleman's death, a scarlet woman's murder.

In March, 1279, Edward I takes a break from hammering the Welsh and bearing down on England's Jews to vacation in Gloucestershire. The royal party breaks the journey at Woodstock Manor. And there one life begins as Queen Eleanor labors to birth a new daughter, and one draws to an end when apoplexy fells Baron Adam Wynethorpe.

Hotfoot to the baron's deathbed comes his elder son, Hugh, a veteran of Edward I's Crusades, who can't shake off the battle horrors he's witnessed. The baron's daughter, Prioress Eleanor, has already arrived, bringing along both her sub-infirmarian, Sister Anne, and the monk, Brother Thomas, to tend her father. Awaiting Hugh is his bastard son, Richard, a youth filled with rebellion and a secret. The royal manor is packed with troubling guests including a sinister priest, an elderly Jewish mother from nearby Oxford mourning a son hanged for the treason of coin-clipping, contentious and greedy courtiers, and a lusty wife engaged with more than one lover.

Quite soon, the wife is found hanged. Eleanor and Sister Anne persuade the High Sheriff of Berkshire that Mistress Hawis' death was not a suicide. In fact, many at the manor had reason to wish Hawis dead. One suspect is Richard.

By: Priscilla Royal
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 12
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781464205118
ISBN 10: 1464205116
Series: Medieval Mysteries
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 02 February 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Land of Shadows: Medieval Mystery #12

This twelfth in the series will appeal to fans of Ellis Peters and Peter Tremayne. - Karen Muller, Booklist Royal matches a clever story line with intelligent characterizations, while providing a disturbing look at anti-Semitism in 13th-century England. - Publishers Weekly