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The Coiners' Quarrel
Simon Beaufort
Westminster, 1102.
Once again about to depart for the Holy Land, Sir Geoffrey is furious to be summoned back by the King, trusting neither his methods of persuasion nor his motives. When he arrives at Court he finds two argumentative groups of Saxon moneyers, one accusing the other of devaluing the King's currency. There may be more to it than mere greed, however, and, unappealing though the prospect is, Geoffrey has no choice but to accept the King's commission to investigate whether this is part of a treasonous plot - especially as it is his only hope of saving his sister from the consequences of her own involvement.
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Publication Date: 1 Apr 2017
ISBN: 9781780208896
Price: £18.99
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Extent: 354 pages
US edition
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Publication Date: 1 May 2018
ISBN: 9781847518163
Price: $17.95
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.25
Extent: 352 pages
Watchers of the Dead
December 1882. Attending the opening of the new Natural History Museum, Pall Mall Gazette reporter Alec Lonsdale and his colleague Hulda Friederichs are shocked to discover a body in the basement, hacked to death. Suspicion immediately falls on a trio of cannibals, brought over from the Congo as museum exhibits, who have disappeared without trace. Alec however has his doubts - especially when he discovers that three other influential London men have been similarly murdered. When he and Hulda discover a letter in the victim's home warning of a catastrophic event planned for Christmas Eve, the pair find themselves in a race against time to discover who exactly the Watchers are and what it is they want
Mind of A Killer
Newspaper reporter Alec Londale discovers that a series of seemingly random murders may be connected in this absorbing historical mystery.
1882. Following up a story about a fatal house fire, newspaper reporter Alec Londale discovers that the victim's death was no accident. But why would someone murder a humble shop assistant and steal part of his brain? Alec is about to uncover evidence of a shocking conspiracy that reaches the highest echelons of Victorian society.
The Bishop's Brood
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery Southampton 1070
Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and his loyal friend Roger seek passage on one of the many ships due to sail to Normandy and then on to the Holy Land, it soon becomes evident that someone is trying to keep Geoffrey and Roger from boarding one of the ships. Then Ranulf Flambard - the Bishop of Durham and Roger's father - arrives in Southampton with an errand for his son to perform. Much against Geoffrey's better judgement, the pair set off for the northern town of Durham.
As yet more arrows fly Geoffrey's way, it is down to him to discover the connection between the two towns, Bishop Flambard and a handful of red-stained arrows.
The Killing Ship
A group of scientists in the Antarctic face a desperate battle for survival as they are hunted down by hostile intruders.
A group of scientists conducting fieldwork on stark Livingston Island are forced to flee for their lives when unknown intruders arrive. They find themselves pursued unrelentingly across treacherous, icy terrain by ruthless killers whose true reasons for being in Antarctica are darker and more dangerous than they could ever have imagined.
A Head for Poisoning
The second book in the critically acclaimed medieval mystery series featuring Sir Geoffrey Mappestone.
1101: Sir Geoffrey Mappestone is travelling home in the company of a knight carrying an urgent message for the king. When the knight is killed during an ambush, Geoffrey feels obliged to deliver the message himself: but quickly regrets his decision when the king orders him to spy on his own family in order to ferret out a dangerous traitor...
Murder in the Holy City
This first title in the Geoffrey Mappestone series was originally published in the USA in 1998, but has never been available in the UK.
In 1097 the Pope appealed to all virtuous and God-fearing men to join the Crusade to wrest Jerusalem from the Infidel. But by 1100, Sir Geoffrey Mappestone is one of the few kings who have survived the harrowing journey, the battle to take the city, and the political infighting over the rule of the kingdom.
Upon returning to Jerusalem one day, Geoffrey discovers that one of his closest friends has been murdered. Ordered to investigate the death, it is not long before he finds himself drawn into dire straits involving some of the most dangerous men in the city.
The Murder House
She made one stupid mistake ... and paid a devastating price: a gripping psychological thriller.
When PC Helen Anderson takes the files for a forthcoming court case to study over the weekend, she commits a cardinal error. For those files are not supposed to leave the police station - and the moment they fall into the wrong hands, Helen's ordinary, uneventful life begins to spiral out of control. For one small lie will lead to another, then another - culminating in a rendezvous in an ordinary suburban house in an ordinary Bristol street...the scene of a gruesome and extraordinary murder.
A Dead Man's Secret
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery.
When the former crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone is ordered by King Henry to deliver a series of mysterious letters to the restless western reaches of Wales, he agrees only reluctantly. His conviction that the simple mission hides something more sinister is strengthened when the letters' scribe is murdered before the journey begins. Then one of Geoffrey's travelling companions is killed, and he knows he must uncover the secret behind the letters before more victims are claimed...
The Bloodstained Throne
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery.
When the former crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone and his friend Roger of Durham try to slip out of England to the Holy Land, a ferocious storm destroys the ship they are on and casts them ashore. The two knights are unwillingly thrust into the company of other shipwrecked passengers, and while attempting to evade the unwelcome attention of the more dangerous members of the group, they become unwillingly drawn into a plot to overthrow the king and return England to Saxon rule . . .
Deadly Inheritance
Murder, intrigue and marriage in the Welsh Marches of old.
When Sir Geoffrey's unpopular brother, Henry, is murdered, he unwillingly inherits Goodrich Castle in the Welsh Marches. Immediately, his sister pushes him towards a marriage that will provide an heir and stability for the family. But when Geoffrey survives attempts on his own life, he wonders whether they are linked to Henry's death, to his potential brides, or even to the rumoured murder of the Duchess of Normandy, as a Welsh revolt against the English looms . . .
The King's Spies
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery.
March 1102, Robert de Belleme, the Black Earl of Shrewsbury, is summoned to appear before King Henry, to answer for siding with the Duke of Normandy against the King. Meanwhile, Sir Geoffrey and Sir Roger witness a man murdered - the illegitimate nephew of Robert de Belleme. Solving his murder is only the first step in uncovering the plot against the King . . .