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As the year 1326 draws to a close, London is in flames. King Edward II is a prisoner, and the forces of his vengeful queen, Isabella, and her lover Sir Roger Mortimer, are in the ascendant. The Bardi family, bankers who have funded the King, must look to their future with the Queen, steering a careful course between rival factions – if, that is, they can keep themselves alive. Others, too, find their loyalties torn. Guarding the deposed King on behalf of Mortimer, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and bailiff Simon Puttock find themselves entangled in a tightening net of conspiracy, greed, betrayal and murder.

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'This is a fast-moving story full of fierce fights and cunning conspiracies with domestic interludes. An interesting and instructive portrait of one of England's more unpleasant periods' Literary Review, June issue

'This is a fast-moving story full of fierce fights and cunning conspiracies with domestic interludes. An interesting and instructive portrait of one of England's more unpleasant periods' Literary Review, June issue

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Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry to concentrate on writing and the study of medieval history. A regular speaker at library and literary events, he is a past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association. He lives with his wife, children, and dogs in northern Dartmoor.

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