13th Century
Crossed
An unnamed British musician is the protagonist in Galland’s new book, in which the disastrous Fourth Crusade forms the backdrop.…
Death of a Squire
This is the second installment in the Templar Bascot de Marins mystery series, set in Lincoln, England, in the year…
The Alehouse Murders
AD 1200. In the bustling town of Lincoln, summer heat and drenching rain threaten to mar the festivities of the…
The Last Troubadour
The year is 1240, and Ramon Troubadour has returned to his beloved Carcassonne. The once beautiful town, a cultural center…
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
This is a lovely book of miniature plays and monologues the author wrote for her students to better facilitate their…
Crusade
Editors' choice
Crusade is an epic tale of war, political intrigue, religious fervor, greed, and passion set in Acre of 1274. It…
Death and the Devil
Set against the backdrop of the building of one of the world’s largest cathedrals and the power struggles between the…
Justice for the Damned
In the spring of 1272, Eleanor, the 22-year-old prioress of Tyndal Abbey, travels to Amesbury Priory to recover from a…
Rivals for the Crown
In 1290 London, childhood friends Isabel de Burke and Rachel of Anjou are abruptly parted when King Edward I expels…
The Lark’s Lament
Editors' choice
The Lark’s Lament is the sixth of Alan Gordon’s Fools’ Guild mysteries. Theophilus the Fool now shares the stage with…
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