Medieval Historical Mystery

1266. Eleanor of Castile, adored wife of the Crown Prince of England, is still only a princess when she is held hostage in the brutal Baron's Rebellion and her baby daughter dies. Scarred by privation, a bitter Eleanor swears revenge on those who would harm her family - and vows never to let herself be vulnerable again. As she rises to become queen, Eleanor keeps Olwen - a trusted herbalist, who tried to save her daughter - by her side. But it is dangerous to be friendless in a royal household.

Un marqués decadente que vive en un palacete de Madrid se empeña en representar vívidamente la tragedia del príncipe Carlos, hijo de Felipe II. Con el fin de conservar a su cliente, el abogado Lic Salinas le acompaña vestido con ropas del siglo XVI. Sin embargo, lo que en principio sólo parece una excentricidad, acaba con una extraña muerte que obliga a llevar a cabo una peligrosa investigación. Una novela de intriga en la que la historia y el presente quedan unidos por la tragedia.

Nachdem Robin Hood einen korrupten, aber mächtigen Kirchenmann zusammengeschlagen hat, flieht er aus dem einzigen Heim, das er je gekannt hat—Wakefield in Yorkshire. Er wird zum Mitglied einer berüchtigten Band von Geächteten, und Hood und seine neuen Kameraden—einschließlich John Little und Will Scaflock—verstecken sich im großen Wald von Barnsdale, wo sie um ihr bloßes Leben kämpfen, als das Gesetz sie wie Tiere jagt.

It is 1665 and the women of Eyam village keep many secrets. Especially Isabel and Mae. Isabel Frith, the village midwife, walks a dangerous line with her herbs and remedies. There are men in the village who speak of witchcraft, and Isabel has a past to hide. So she tells nobody her fears about the pious, reclusive apothecary, on whom she is keeping a watchful eye. Mae, the apothecary’s youngest daughter, dreads her father’s rage if he discovers what she keeps from him: her feelings for Rafe, Isabel’s ward, or the fact that she studies from her father’s books at night.

Lady Aveline, with Athlestan, Giles, and Quentin, returns to Froulingham after years of heartbreaking trials and her tryst as deputy commander of King Richard the Lionheart's King's Guard in the Holy Land. With a royal pardon from the king, she hopes to right the wrongs inflicted on her, her family, and Quentin's. But the Abbot has other plans brewing. The time has come for the Church to claim their family's lands. And nothing will stand in his way. The finale of the Lady Crusader series is filled with suspenseful battles and conflicts. Will Aveline reclaim her family's honor?

The running wolf inscription told the world that a Solingen blade was at its throat. When a German smuggler is imprisoned in Morpeth Gaol in the winter of 1703, why does Queen Anne's powerful right-hand man, the Earl of Nottingham, take such a keen interest? At the end of the turbulent 17th century, the ties that bind men are fraying, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend and brother against brother.

Ein mystischer Kriminalroman aus dem Mittelalter. Schiltach im Schwarzwald, 1344. Im Städtle geht der Teufel um. Das glauben zumindest die Bewohner, nachdem an der Kinzig eine junge Magd ermordet aufgefunden wurde. Als im Gasthaus "Hirschen" jede Nacht unheimliche Geräusche zu hören sind und eine weiße Gestalt gesichtet wird, die scheinbar durch Wände gehen kann, bricht Panik aus. Wird sich der Dämon weitere Opfer holen? Kräutersammlerin Johanna und Flößer Lukas versuchen die Wahrheit zu ergründen.

München anno 1320: ein Priester wird tot aufgefunden. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass er seinem Schöpfer durch Gewalteinwirkung gegenübergetreten ist. Eine junge Frau wird verdächtigt dahinter zu stehen, jedoch tun sich bei dieser Annahme gleich mehrere Ungereimtheiten auf. Warum scheint der Henker und sein Geschäft mit den Huren der Stadt etwas mit dem Mord zu tun zu haben? Hatte der sittenstrenge Priester Feinde? Die Freunde Peter und Paul beschließen die Sache auf eigene Faust zu untersuchen und kommen dabei einer dunklen Verschwörung auf die Spur.

Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on pilgrimage. Together they travel across Europe to Portugal, but danger seems to follow them, as they are among the first on the scene when a beautiful young girl is found brutally raped and murdered on the hillside of Santiago de Compostela. Baldwin and Simon lend their investigative skills to the ensuing enquiry headed by the local pesquisidore, Munio.

Paul Doherty's 22nd medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom and Bernard Cornwell. 1312. Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, has returned from the West Country to find Westminster in chaos. Edward II has fled in an attempt to protect his favourite from the wrath of his noblemen, and a royal clerk has been found dead, poisoned in a locked chamber.

After escaping from a life sentence at a convent, Lady Aveline of Froulingham fulfills her ambition of linking up with King Richard’s forces in the Holy Land. Her quest is to find her former lover, Sir Quentin de Ballon, sentenced by the Church to fight in the crusade for 13 years as punishment for their illicit love affair. Aveline finds herself in the midst of the war between Richard the Lionheart's and Saladin's armies, as they battle for control of Jerusalem. She quickly earns the monicker, The Green Devil - feared by Saladin's army for her formidable skills with sword and bow.

Nella notte del 10/11/1075 D.C., alle Laudi l'Abate Desiderio viene svegliato dalle grida del suo pupillo, Oderisio. Precipitatosi in Biblioteca, davanti ai suoi occhi si presenta la macabra scena di un Frate assassinato in maniera spietata. Ma quel tragico avvenimento sarà solo l'inizio della fine. Il giorno dopo un altro Frate viene barbaramente ucciso, mentre un misterioso forestiero trovato in fin di vita davanti all'Abbazia. I delitti sembrano ruotare attorno a delle frasi di Platone; fino a quando non entra in scena, una ragazza. L'Abbazia piomba nello sconforto e nelle tenebre.

When an unwelcome visitor arrives at Hild's monastery, Fridgyth the herb-wife is forced to hold her tongue. The widow of the fierce Mercian king, who once brought death and destruction to the coastal community, is an uneasy sight for many. Although everyone is thankful for Northumbria's fragile peace, painful memories are still fresh, and some can think of nothing but revenge. A young tanner is found dead after a mysterious liaison - his brother is nowhere to be seen, and the boy who used to help him is terrified to speak.

Марина Степнова "Хирург" - острый и жесткий роман от автора "Женщин Лазаря". В романе "Хирург" история гениального пластического хирурга Аркадия Хрипунова переплетена с рассказом о жизни Хасана ибн Саббаха - пророка и основателя государства исламитов-низаритов ХI века. Хрипунов изменяет человеческие тела, а значит и судьбы.

How far would you go to keep a deathbed promise? Surrounded by the bodies of slain monarchs, a dying prince extracts a promise from his friend, Horatio: “Tell my story”. Rival kings of warring nations strive to lay claim to the throne, now vacant, but what will happen to the people who live there, at Helsingør’s Krogen Castle? How will Horatio preserve his honor and the prince’s legacy while surviving this murderous kingdom and the men who would rule it? This historical adventure story tells the fictional tale of how Horatio’s oath gave birth to the legend of Hamlet.

Píše se rok 1269 a Oldřich z Chlumu byl nedávno jmenován královským prokurátorem a správcem hradu Bezděz. Má čerstvě po svatbě, na líbánky však není čas. Jindřich z Donína, pán hradu Grabštejn, je chladnokrevně zavražděn a to ještě v době, kdy na jeho sídle pobývali hned tři význační šlechtici. Zdá se, že k vraždě velmože Jindřicha, který byl probodnut dýkou s hadem ve své vlastní ložnici, měli motiv všichni tři pánové. Jak s tím však souvisí vražda v johanitské komendě v Dubu?

Na panství olomouckého biskupa se stalo několik žen obětí bestiální vraždy, kterou vesničané připisují vlkodlakovi. I když se místním po usilovné snaze podaří vraha chytit a odsoudit k smrti na hranici, po čase však nevysvětlitelná úmrtí pokračují. Přemysl Otakar II. dojde k závěru, že spíše než inkvizice pomůže zkušený vyšetřovatel a rozhodne se na Moravu vyslat královského prokurátora Oldřicha z Chlumu. Doprovází ho pomocník panoš Ota a písař Wolfgang.

It is four years since the death of King Edward I, but his reign of terror has cast long shadows over the kingdom. At Holyrood Abbey, sheltered in the depths of the Welsh march, the old king's former bodyguards protect his secret relics and watch over a mysterious prisoner who is kept in the abbey's dungeon. But their peaceful existence is shattered when Abbot Henry is poisoned. Summoned to Holyrood, Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, finds the fortress in chaos. Brothers Anselm and Richard have been brutally slain by nails driven deep into their skulls.

The power of Helena's magic has made her a target for the Coven. She wanted no part in the war of the witches, but it's out of her hands now. She has to make a stand - and she does that by helping the Hunters and their allies against their common enemy. And now, the witch who ripped Helena's future apart is coming. Sybbyl's vengeance is swift and terrible, pitting the two against each other. But Helena doesn't have to fight the Coven alone. A seductive warlock offers his aid. Helena is hesitant to give her trust to him - because it's more than her life on the line.

Köln, 1423. Aleydis de Bruinker ist noch nicht lange mit dem lombardischen Geldverleiher Nicolai Golatti verheiratet, als dieser unter mysteriösen Umständen zu Tode kommt. Man findet ihn erhängt - hat er sich das Leben genommen? Aleydis will das nicht glauben. Und tatsächlich: Sie entdeckt Male, die auf einen Mord hinweisen. Potentielle Täter gibt es genug, Golatti hatte viele Feinde. Die junge Witwe stellt Nachforschungen an. Zu Hilfe kommt ihr dabei ausgerechnet Gewaltrichter Vinzenz van Cleve, dessen Vater der größte Konkurrent Golattis war.