Simon and Baldwin cannot even tell who the victim was, yet they know that beneath the activity of the bustling fair, anger and violence lie ready to burst out. THE ABBOT’S GIBBET Tavistock’s fair should be a time of enjoyment, but a decapitated corpse ends that. THE CREDITON KILLINGS The arrival of a brutal band of mercenaries is fearful enough for the small town of Crediton, but when a servant girl is found murdered and the mercenary captain’s treasure is stolen, Simon and Baldwin find that the Crediton Killings have only just begun. But with the tinminers’ protection racket, Sir William Beauscyr’s feuding sons, and the strange northern knight, there are too many suspects. (November, 1995)Ī MOORLAND HANGING A runaway serf can expect death if his lord catches him, but Peter Bruther can claim the protection of the King when he runs to Dartmoor, so his death is murder. Sir Baldwin and his friend Simon must forge a path through the suspicion, jealousy and disloyalty of the little village to find her murderer.
THE MERCHANT’S PARTNER The midwife and healer Agatha Kyteler has only ever helped the locals, but to some superstitious folk her skills seem like witchcraft. Are the deaths linked, and will the murderer strike again? (March, 1995) THE LAST TEMPLAR When a spate of burnings occur in a quiet Devon village, Bailiff Simon Puttock is grateful for the help of the astute yet strangely reticent Sir Baldwin, who has recently come to live nearby.
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