The Faithful Dead
| Author | : Alys Clare |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 195 |
| Release | : 2003-06-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781444716696 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1444716697 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (697 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Faithful Dead written by Alys Clare and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2003-06-23 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elderly pilgrim dies in Hawkenlye Vale. Nothing suspicious about that: he was gravely ill when he arrived. Meanwhile Josse d'Acquin has a visit from Prince John. Accompanied by his seer, the Prince urgently seeks news of a stranger, Galbertius Sidonius. Hurrying to Hawkenlye Abbey to enlist the Abbess Helewise's help, Josse finds that she has a problem of her own: a decomposing body has been discovered. Naked, and killed by an expert hand. Josse's brother, Yves, arrives; a visitor at Acquin has been asking for the brothers' father, Geoffroi, who went to Outremer with King Louis and Queen Eleanor. Josse, Yves and the Abbess are hurled into a mystery whose roots stretch back much further than the Second Crusade. And, watching them with his strange dark eyes, is the enigmatic figure of the Prince's Magister...