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Search - The Last Templar: The First Knights Templar Mystery
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They had all joined taking three vows: poverty, chastity, and obedience--for they were monks: warrior monks, dedicated to theprotection of pilgrims in the Holy Land -- until stories spread by anavaricious king who wanted their wealth for his own destroyed the order.
There was one knight, however, who escaped the stake, vowing justice as he watched his innocent brothers die.
In the Service of the Lord
Simon Puttock has not been bailiff of Lydford Castle long in this year of 1316, when he is called to a nearby village to examine a burned-out cottage and the dead body within. But it is the newly arrived knight, Sir Baldwin Furnshill, who discerns the deceased was no victim of a tragic mishap; he was, in fact, murdered prior to the blaze. Simon would be well-served by accepting further assistance from this astute, though haunted and secretive stranger. For a second fatal burning indicates that some harsh evil has invaded this once-peaceful place, and its hunger has yet to be sated.
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is one of the very few books I have not been able to finish. The prologue was good but by the time I got into the first chapter I was irritated with his writing style and repetitions of phrases. I had the feeling he was trying to fill up space. I am going to try another of his works to see if they get any better. Sometimes the first of a series is not the author's best work.
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Colleen H. (I enjoyed this medieval mystery. A very good read.
Ellen D. from WALNUT CREEK, CA wrote on 1/19/2007...The story takes place in Paris in 1314 where the last Templar witnesses the destruction of the order of the crusades. The next part of the book is about a mystery in Devon where the newly appointed bailiff of Lydford castle Simon Puttock works together with Sir Baldwin Furnshill work out the guilty party of 2 murders.
Linda W. from QUITMAN, AR wrote on 12/30/2006...very good book I couldnt put it down.
One of The First Knights Templar Mystery books set in 1316. Full of dark murder and chaos in the middle ages. Interesting read.
This is the first book in the series and overall it was good- I wasn't satisfied with the ending because I thought it was just too convenient, but I will definitely read more in the series.
Good for someone just getting started in mystery (predictable, clues gone over more than once). Interesting historical backdrop.
Susan P. (I have bought this book twice because it sounded just like what I like, but somehow I've never managed to finish it. It is book one in a series, the idea is that the Knights have just been forced underground and they are seeking justice.