1314, Paris. Pope Clement has destroyed the Order of Knights, Templar, wrongly persuaded of their corruption. Watching through a veil of tears as his friends die at the stake, a surviving knight swears vengeance on their accusers. 1316, Devon. The newly appointed bailiff of Lydford Castle, Simon Puttock, is called to the village where a charred body has been found in a burned-out cottage. Unaccustomed to violence in this peaceful area, Simon assumes it's accidental death - but Sir Baldwin Furnshill, recently returned from abroad, quickly convinces him that the victim had been killed before the fire began.
1st Knights Templar mystery
First Knights Templar mystery
Templars-- England
Templars.
Furnshill, Baldwin, Sir (Fictitious character), Fiction.
Murder-- Investigation-- England-- West Country, Fiction.
Puttock, Simon (Fictitious character), Fiction.
Furnshill, Baldwin, Sir (Fictitious character)
Murder-- Investigation.
Puttock, Simon (Fictitious character)
Great Britain, History, Edward II, 1307-1327, Fiction.