Wild Justice

Priscilla Royal

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Poisoned Pen Press
06 February 2018

Fiction & Literature; Historical mysteries

Series: Medieval Mysteries

It is Spring 1282. England

is at war again with Wales. As Baron Hugh of Wynethorpe, a veteran of fighting

in Outremer, prepares to join his King's army, he begs his sister, Prioress

Eleanor, a favor. On her journey home to Tyndal Prior in Norfolk, she is to

carry a gift of rents from the Wynethorpe estates to Mynchen Buckland Priory.

The charter for the grant and a private letter are to be given to the

Hospitaller nuns' Prioress Amicia, and none other. Eleanor agrees - if Hugh is

heading into the Welsh wilderness, then she, Eleanor, will do him this service

as well as pray for his protection.

When she and her party of

Brother Thomas and Sister Anne arrive in cold and rain-sodden Somerset, they

receive a chilly welcome. Then the new Prioress at Mynchen Buckland delivers

shocking news- Amicia has been imprisoned, convicted of murdering a widow from

the village in the priory's cloister, and awaits sentencing by the Prior of

England, the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem's regional head

in London. Eleanor gives Hugh's grant to newly elected Prioress Emelyne, but

insists she must obey her brother's wishes by having an audience with Amicia in

her cell. Eleanor is resolute in wishing to fulfill her promise by delivering

Hugh's letter into Amicia's hands. Permission is granted.

Eleanor is unprepared for

Amicia's terribly frail condition. And more so when Amicia reads the Baron's

letter, then tearfully begs Tyndal's prioress to prove her innocence, claiming

she did not commit the crime. Eleanor believes her.

In an unfamiliar place, the murder victim buried, and

nothing left at the crime site, what can the Tyndal trio unearth? And how can they

prolong their visit? Eleanor has it - she fakes a fall and injury to her ankle

which requires nursing. Thomas and Anne will have to be her investigators,

though they are closely chaperoned by members of the Mynchen Buckland

community. Still, they learn the dead woman's unsavory behavior had made her

well hated. Will anyone help uncover the real killer when so many welcomed the

victim's death?

A

medieval historical mystery perfect for readers of Denise Domning and Sharon

Kay Penman!

By: Priscilla Royal
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 14
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9781464209352
ISBN 10: 1464209359
Series: Medieval Mysteries
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 06 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Priscilla Royal, author of fourteen books from Poisoned Pen Press in the Prioress Eleanor and Brother Thomas medieval mystery series, grew up in British Columbia and earned a BA in World Literature at San Francisco State University where she discovered the beauty of medieval literature. Before retiring from the Federal Government in 2000, she worked in a variety of jobs, all of which provided an excellent education in the complexity of human experience and motivation. She is a theater fan as well as a reader of history, mystery, and fiction of lesser violence. When not hiding in the thirteenth century, she lives in Northern California and is a member of California Writers Club, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.

Reviews for Wild Justice

Imagine an Agatha Christie mystery set in the late thirteenth century, and you'll have a pretty good picture of this very well executed mystery. --David Pitt Booklist