Murder for Christ's Mass
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    Dec-2009
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    Print / eBook
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  • Main Genre:
    Historical Mystery
  • Time Period:
    Medieval (1000-1400)
  • Pages:
    304
  • Age Level:
    18 & up
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After eight years of captivity in the Holy Land, Templar Bascot de Marins finally escaped. Injured in both body and soul, he is on a sojourn at Lincoln castle, where the coming holidays hold the promise of hope and long life -- but not for everyone...

The town of Lincoln is covered in white on Christmas morning. But the snow also conceals the mortal remains of a clerk who worked in the local mint -- stabbed, robbed, and left on the floor of a stone quarry. With the sheriff busy entertaining noble guests, Bascot is asked to investigate.

The only clue he finds is a pristine coin stamped with the visage of King Stephen, who reigned some fifty years earlier. The sheriff suspects that a hoard of hidden treasure may connect the killer to the victim. But Bascot, aided by his young protégé Gianni, soon discovers that the motive goes beyond money -- and beyond mere murder...
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    • First Edition
    • Dec-2009
    • Prime Crime
    • Mass Market Paperback
    • ISBN: 0425231577
    • ISBN13: 9780425231579
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    • Dec-2009
    • Penguin
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 110115182X
    • ISBN13: 9781101151822



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