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Knights Templar Mysteries

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32 libros
Publicado de 1995 a 2013
Estado: Probablemente completa

About This Series

The Knights Templar Mysteries series, authored by Michael Jecks, is a captivating blend of historical fiction and mystery that transports readers to the medieval world of 14th century England. With rich detail and a compelling narrative style, Jecks weaves tales of crime, intrigue, and the enigmatic Knights Templar, making each book a thrilling journey through history and suspense.

This series is worth reading not just for its intricate plots, but for its exploration of themes such as loyalty, betrayal, and the moral complexities faced by its characters. Readers who enjoy historical mysteries with depth will find themselves immersed in Jecks's vivid portrayals of medieval life and the societal challenges of the time. Ideal for fans of both historical fiction and mystery genres, the Knights Templar Mysteries offers a perfect blend of entertainment and enlightenment.

Starting with Book 1, "The Last Templar," is essential for understanding the overarching narrative and character development throughout the series. Each book builds upon the last, with interconnected plots and character arcs that reward readers who follow the series in order. Though there are no prequels or spin-offs, the continuity of the story is a vital part of what makes the Knights Templar Mysteries so engaging.

While no thought leaders have yet recommended this series, it is particularly well-suited for avid mystery enthusiasts and history buffs who appreciate a good puzzle set against a rich historical backdrop. If you love immersing yourself in tales of intrigue and crime, the Knights Templar Mysteries will undoubtedly capture your imagination and leave you eager for more.

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Libro 1 por Michael Jecks • Publicado en 1995

In 1316 Devon, a burned-out cottage hides a murdered corpse, and new bailiff Simon Puttock quickly clashes with enigmatic ex-Templar Baldwin Furnshill, who insists the death was no accident. Their first joint investig...

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Orden de lectura de Knights Templar Mysteries

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  1. 1
    The Last Templar

    Libro 1:The Last Templar

    Michael Jecks • 1995

    In 1316 Devon, a burned-out cottage hides a murdered corpse, and new bailiff Simon Puttock quickly clashes with enigmatic ex-Templar Baldwin Furnshill, who insists the death was no accident. Their first joint investig...

  2. 2
    The Merchant's Partner

    Libro 2:The Merchant's Partner

    Michael Jecks • 1995

    Midwife and healer Agatha Kyteler, long whispered about as a witch, is found mutilated in a frozen hedge, and a village youth flees in panic. Baldwin doubts the easy verdict and, with Simon Puttock, must probe jealous...

  3. 3
    A Moorland Hanging

    Libro 3:A Moorland Hanging

    Michael Jecks • 1996

    Runaway serf Peter Bruther thinks he has gained freedom by joining the protected tin miners on Dartmoor. When he is found hanging from a tree, Baldwin and Simon must untangle landlord fury, miners’ rackets and the thr...

  4. 4
    The Crediton Killings

    Libro 4:The Crediton Killings

    Michael Jecks • 1998

    As Crediton prepares for a prestigious visit from the Bishop of Exeter, a band of mercenary soldiers brings extra tension to the town. When a young girl’s body is discovered hidden in a chest, Baldwin and Simon are pu...

  5. 5
    The Abbot's Gibbet

    Libro 5:The Abbot's Gibbet

    Michael Jecks • 1998

    At Tavistock’s famous fair a butcher stumbles on a headless corpse, and no one can say who the victim was. With the abbey and town awash in rumour and visiting strangers, Baldwin and Simon must trace a nameless dead m...

  6. 6
    The Leper's Return

    Libro 6:The Leper's Return

    Michael Jecks • 1999

    In 1320 Crediton, a goldsmith is murdered and his daughter attacked, shocking a town already on edge. As fear and loathing focus on the nearby leper hospital, Baldwin and Simon race to stop a wave of persecution while...

  7. 7
    Squire Throwleigh's Heir

    Libro 7:Squire Throwleigh's Heir

    Michael Jecks • 1999

    When Squire Roger of Throwleigh dies, his five-year-old son Herbert inherits the estate and his mother’s bitter blame. Days later the boy is supposedly killed in a cart accident. Certain the child was targeted, Baldwi...

  8. 8
    Belladonna at Belstone

    Libro 8:Belladonna at Belstone

    Michael Jecks • 1999

    St Mary’s Priory on Dartmoor seethes with gossip and faction as its prioress is accused of misusing funds and breaking her vows. After nuns are found dead, Baldwin and Simon must navigate broken obedience, illicit aff...

  9. 9
    The Traitor of St. Giles

    Libro 9:The Traitor of St. Giles

    Michael Jecks • 2000

    During the Feast of St Giles, a condemned killer claims sanctuary and is ordered to leave England, only to be found decapitated on the road. When a knight lies dead nearby, Baldwin and Simon suspect a link between the...

  10. 10
    The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker

    Libro 10:The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker

    Michael Jecks • 2000

    Christmas in Exeter should bring honour to Baldwin and Simon, who are to receive ceremonial gloves from the cathedral’s Boy-Bishop. Instead they find the glovemaker stabbed and a young cleric poisoned, drawing them in...

  11. 11
    The Tournament of Blood

    Libro 11:The Tournament of Blood

    Michael Jecks • 2001

    As knights across Devon prepare for a grand tournament, moneylender Benjamin Dudenay is found beaten to death, followed quickly by a murdered carpenter hired to build the stands. Baldwin and Simon must work fast amid...

  12. 12
    The Sticklepath Strangler

    Libro 12:The Sticklepath Strangler

    Michael Jecks • 2001

    Two children discover the bones of a girl who vanished six years earlier, and Baldwin and Simon soon learn she was not the only young victim. In the fearful village of Sticklepath, talk of cannibalism and vampires hid...

  13. 13
    The Devil's Acolyte

    Libro 13:The Devil's Acolyte

    Michael Jecks • 2002

    A local legend tells of a young monk lured to his death on the Abbot’s Way after stealing his abbot’s wine. In 1322, an empty barrel and a fresh corpse on the moor suggest the tale is coming to life again, and Baldwin...

  14. 14
    The Mad Monk of Gidleigh

    Libro 14:The Mad Monk of Gidleigh

    Michael Jecks • 2002

    At Gidleigh, a young priest sent to serve a small chapel falls in love with a miller’s daughter, who is later found brutally stabbed beside the road. Branded a killer and on the run, he forces Baldwin and Simon to unr...

  15. 15
    The Templar's Penance

    Libro 15:The Templar's Penance

    Michael Jecks • 2003

    Granted leave to make pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Baldwin hopes for reflection rather than bloodshed. When a beautiful young woman is found murdered on a Spanish hillside, he and Simon lend their skills to t...

  16. 16
    The Outlaws of Ennor

    Libro 16:The Outlaws of Ennor

    Michael Jecks • 2003

    Shipwrecked after pirates attack their vessel off the Scilly Isles, Baldwin and Simon are separated and each believes the other dead. On different islands they investigate the same killing from opposite sides, reveali...

  17. 17
    The Tolls of Death

    Libro 17:The Tolls of Death

    Michael Jecks • 2004

    In the Cornish village of Cardinham, a destitute woman is found hanged beside the bodies of her children, and the tragedy is blamed on despair. Passing through on their journey home, Baldwin and Simon suspect murder a...

  18. 18
    The Chapel of Bones

    Libro 18:The Chapel of Bones

    Michael Jecks • 2004

    Exeter’s cathedral close still remembers an ambush and massacre that stained it with blood forty years earlier. When a hated merchant is killed and links emerge to that old crime, Baldwin and Simon must uncover how pa...

  19. 19
    The Butcher of St Peter's

    Libro 19:The Butcher of St Peter's

    Michael Jecks • 2005

    A strange figure obsessed with children prowls Exeter’s streets at night, slipping into houses and terrifying families. After a father is slaughtered defending his own, Baldwin suspects more than a lone madman, and hi...

  20. 20
    A Friar's Bloodfeud

    Libro 20:A Friar's Bloodfeud

    Michael Jecks • 2005

    Simon’s servant Hugh is granted treasured leave to visit his wife and son, only for their cottage to be burned and the bodies hurriedly buried. The neat story of an accident does not convince Baldwin and Simon, whose...

  21. 21
    The Death Ship of Dartmouth

    Libro 21:The Death Ship of Dartmouth

    Michael Jecks • 2006

    Near Dartmouth, a corpse in the road is dismissed as the result of drunken misfortune just as a ship ravaged by pirates is found at sea. Baldwin and Simon must learn whether the two events are linked to spies carrying...

  22. 22
    The Malice of Unnatural Death

    Libro 22:The Malice of Unnatural Death

    Michael Jecks • 2007

    A royal messenger is slain carrying a dangerous secret, and rumours spread of a sorcerer hired to kill the king by magic. In crowded, suspicious Exeter, Baldwin, Simon and a hard-drinking coroner pick their way throug...

  23. 23
    Dispensation of Death

    Libro 23:Dispensation of Death

    Michael Jecks • 2007

    In 1325, under the unpredictable rule of Edward II and his favourite Hugh Despenser, the queen’s lady-in-waiting is murdered and a mutilated body is found behind the throne. Baldwin is summoned to investigate within a...

  24. 24
    The Templar, the Queen and Her Lover

    Libro 24:The Templar, the Queen and Her Lover

    Michael Jecks • 2008

    Stripped of influence at Westminster, Queen Isabella is sent to France to negotiate with her brother, and Baldwin and Simon must join her escort. When a French magnate is stabbed and Baldwin is framed, he must untangl...

  25. 25
    The Prophecy of Death

    Libro 25:The Prophecy of Death

    Michael Jecks • 2008

    Baldwin and Simon return from France with an urgent message for Edward II, only to be drawn straight back into court intrigue. As prophecies about holy oil and a destined king swirl around Westminster, they must uncov...

  26. 26
    The King of Thieves

    Libro 26:The King of Thieves

    Michael Jecks • 2008

    In 1325 Paris, Baldwin and Simon accompany Prince Edward and Bishop Walter into a city thick with spies and professional criminals. A series of killings pulls them into the orbit of Paris’s feared king of thieves, whe...

  27. 27
    No Law in the Land

    Libro 27:No Law in the Land

    Michael Jecks • 2009

    After carrying unwelcome news that Queen Isabella refuses to return from France, Baldwin and Simon are dismissed from court and ride home to Devon. There they find the countryside terrorised by organised outlaws, and...

  28. 28
    The Bishop Must Die

    Libro 28:The Bishop Must Die

    Michael Jecks • 2010

    As Queen Isabella flaunts her alliance with Roger Mortimer in France and England fears invasion, Bishop Stapledon, the king’s treasurer, receives chilling death threats. Summoned to London, Baldwin and Simon must iden...

  29. 29
    The Oath

    Libro 29:The Oath

    Michael Jecks • 2010

    In an England split between Edward II and the rising power of Isabella and Mortimer, a Devon family is found butchered in their own home. Ordered by Mortimer to investigate, Simon is pulled into a web of local vengean...

  30. 30
    King's Gold

    Libro 30:King's Gold

    Michael Jecks • 2011

    At the end of 1326 London burns, Edward II sits in captivity and Queen Isabella and Mortimer are triumphant. The powerful Bardi banking family, who funded the old king, scramble to survive, while Baldwin and Simon, gu...

  31. 31
    City of Fiends

    Libro 31:City of Fiends

    Michael Jecks • 2012

    When the imprisoned Edward II escapes from under their noses, Baldwin and Simon race to Exeter with the disastrous news. Inside the walled city a young woman is found murdered, and with the gates closed against outsid...

  32. 32
    Templar's Acre

    Libro 32:Templar's Acre

    Michael Jecks • 2013

    In 1291, teenage Baldwin de Furnshill arrives in the last Crusader stronghold of Acre hoping to outrun a troubled past. As Muslim forces close in and the city braces for its final siege, he is thrown into brutal stree...

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¿Cuál es el mejor orden para leer la serie Knights Templar Mysteries?

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¿Cuántos libros hay en la serie Knights Templar Mysteries?

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Según los años de publicación que tenemos, la serie parece estar probablemente completa y abarca lanzamientos desde 1995 to 2013.