Sorrow without end : a medieval mystery / Priscilla Royal.
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TextPublication details: Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2012.Description: 232 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 1464200726
- 9781464200724
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Main Library | Mystery | Royal Priscill | MM 3 | Checked out | 08/07/2024 | 33111007042910 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
As the autumn storms of 1271 ravage the East Anglian coast, Crowner Ralf finds the corpse of a brutally murdered soldier in the woods near Tyndal Priory. The dagger in the man's chest is engraved with a strange, cursive design, and the body is wrapped in a crusader's cloak. Was the murder the act of a member of the Assassin sect, or was the weapon meant to mislead him in finding the killer?
Ralf's decision to take the corpse to the priory for advice may be reasonable, but he is soon caught up in a maelstrom of conflict, both personal and political. The priory is deeply divided over whether to purchase a relic. The decision could endanger both Prioress Eleanor's leadership and the future of the hospital. Brother Thomas becomes a suspect in the murder itself, and Ralf must choose between the demands of his brother, the sheriff, and loyalty to a friend.
Meanwhile, the murderer watches and waits.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-232).
Stumbling upon the body of a murdered soldier in the woods near Tyndal Priory, Crowner Ralf becomes caught up in dangerous web of personal and political conflict involving the priory's battle over the purchase of a relic, a dispute that threatens Prioress Eleanor's leadership and his sheriff brother's search for a killer who could have close ties to the priory.