History Buffs Read Blood Royal for June 23rd
About the Book
A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation.
On a chilly November night in
1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime
stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his
brother King Charles, who had gone mad. As panic seized Paris, an
investigation began. In charge was the Provost of Paris, Guillaume de
Tignonville, the city's chief law enforcement officer—and one of
history's first detectives. As de Tignonville began to investigate, he
realized that his hunt for the truth was much more dangerous than he
ever could have imagined.
A rich portrait of a distant
world, BLOOD ROYAL is a gripping story of conspiracy, crime and an
increasingly desperate hunt for the truth. And in Guillaume de
Tignonville, we have an unforgettable detective for the ages, a classic
gumshoe for a cobblestoned era. (bn.com)
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