The Prophecy of Death (Last Templar Mysteries 25)
A thrilling medieval adventure
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Publisher Description
An ancient prophecy. An urgent message. A deadly plot.
In the twenty-fifth instalment of Michael Jecks' Knights Templar mysteries, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Simon Puttock find themselves surrounded by more court intrigue and danger. Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom and Bernard Cornwell.
'A page-turning masterpiece that will keep the reader totally gripped until the very last page' - Historical Novels Review
It's 1325, and in England turmoil is rife. But could the Prophecy of St Thomas's Holy Oil be the key to saving the ill-fated reign of King Edward II? It is believed the one anointed with it will be a lion among men: he will conquer France, unite Christendom and throw the heathens from the Holy Land.
Meanwhile, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend Simon Puttock return from France with urgent messages for the King himself. Soon they find themselves at the centre of a deadly court intrigue involving the most powerful and ruthless men in the country, who will stop at nothing, not least murder, to achieve their ambitions...
What readers are saying about The Prophecy of Death:
'Apart from the immense amount of history I have learned along the way, one gets very affectionate about the main characters, almost like family!'
'Michael Jecks is one of the best medieval writers of our times. His two main characters come alive in the imagination when you're reading them'
'Michael Jecks has done it again. A wonderful book'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1325, Jecks's solid 25th Knights Templar mystery (after 2008's The Templar, the Queen and Her Lover) finds Edward II, England's unpopular king, trying to calm his factious nobles and dispel threat of foreign invasion by being reanointed with sacred oil that, according to a prophecy, was revealed in a dream by the Holy Virgin to St. Thomas Becket. When the oil goes missing, series hero Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his bailiff friend, Simon Puttock, seek to recover it, traveling from Canterbury to Westminster, with various stops along the way. Since the course of action provides few hints of the unexpected ending, armchair sleuths must read carefully. Despite a somewhat thin plot and mostly undeveloped secondary characters, Jecks does a good job of evoking the brutal and tempestuous society of the period. As an authorial note suggests, he's a stickler for adhering to the historical facts.
