The year is 1346 and King Edward III is restless. Despite earlier victories his army has still not achieved a major breakthrough and the French crown remains intact. Determined to bring France under English rule and the French army to its knees he has regrouped and planned a new route of attack.
And on the beaches of Normandy his men now mass, ready to march through France to victory. But the French are nowhere to be seen. Edward knows that the worst thing he could do would be to take the battle to the French, where they will have the advantage and so he sets up camp near a small hill at Crecy and waits.
The Battle of Crecy will be a decisive turning point in the Hundred Years' Wars. This is the story of that battle and the men who won it.

The long-awaited prequel to Michael Jecks' bestselling Knight Templar Mystery series

The Holy Land, 1291. A war has been raging across these lands for decades. The forces of the Crusaders have been pushed back again and again by the Muslims, and now just one city remains in Crusader control. That one city stands between the past and the future, and must be defended at all costs. That city is Acre. Into this battle where men will fight to the death to defend their city comes a young boy. Green and scared, he has never seen battle before, but he is on the run from a dark past and has no choice but to stay—and to stay means to fight. That boy is Baldwin de Furnshill. This is the story of the siege of Acre, and of the moment Baldwin first charged into battle. This is just the beginning. The rest is history.

The ninth entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

1321 and Tiverton is preparing for the Feast of St. Giles. Philip Dyne is in the church of St. Peter's, claiming sanctuary for murder. He agrees to abjure the realm, and sets off as a penitent. Sir Baldwin and Simon arrive at Sir Hugh de Courtenay's castle at Tiverton, just as another body is found, that of Sir Gilbert of Carlisle, discovered near the decapitated body of Dyne. Sir Gilbert's horse and money are gone, but the coroner is keen to close the matter and declare that Dyne killed the knight and was then slain as an outlaw. Case closed.

The 13th entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

There is a legend in Devon regarding the creation of the Abbot's way. A young monk supposedly stole the abbot's wine, and then committed a murder to replenish the stock and hide his crime. The devil took him for his own. In autumn 1322, it would appear that history is repeating. Abbot Robert has found an empty barrel, and a body has been found on the moors. There are many who fear that the devil is returning to Tavistock, to claim the ungodly.

The fourth entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

Crediton is expecting the arrival of the Bishop of Exeter, Walter Stapledon. A band of mercenaries has arrived in the town under their leader, Sir Hector de Gorsone. Rumors abound that they terrorize travelers, have no respect even for the cloth, and that Sir Hector has seduced a local maid. When Simon and Baldwin attend the Bishop's welcome dinner, they are surprised to learn that the mercenaries have complained of theft, and then discover the body of a young woman hidden in a chest: the first of the Crediton killings.

The fifth entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

1319: Tavistock's fair has drawn merchants and tradesmen from all over England and beyond. In the middle of the merry-making, Will Ruby is shocked to discover a headless corpse. Baldwin and Simon are guests of Abbot Robert Champeaux, and Abbot Robert asks them to investigate. Not easy with no head to put to the body.

The first entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

Paris: The Knights Templar has been destroyed by Pope Clement, having been persuaded by a jealous king that they are corrupt devil worshippers. There is one survivor—a knight, who swears vengeance. Devon: A charred body is discovered in a burned-out building—general consensus is that it is an accidental death. However, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill believes differently. As he and Simon Puttock, the bailiff, piece together the evidence, they hear of a gruesome murder in a nearby village, where the victim was clearly burned alive.

The third entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

14th Century Devon: Peter Bruther flees his master, Sir William Beauscyr, in a time when doing so could earn Peter a brutal punishment. Having presented himself as a tin miner to the king, who gives him the status of a serf, Peter is safe from the claims of Sir William. But when Peter's body is found hanging from a tree, Simon and Sir Baldwin must investigate a cold-blooded murder.

The second entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

Agatha Kyteler is the neighborhood witch, a healer, and midwife, feared by superstitious villagers, but they wouldn't live without her, and continuously seek her help. When her body is discovered in a hedge, frozen and horribly disfigured, there are no clues as to who the murderer is. That is, until a local youth runs away. Sir Baldwin and Simon Puttock join forces once again, determined to prove the boy's innocence.

The sixth entry in the acclaimed medieval mystery series

Ralph of Houndeslow is the new Master of St Lawrence's, the leper hospital at Crediton. He has the daunting task of seeing to the souls of the inmates. Godfrey of London is murdered, his daughter Cecily assaulted, and the crimes are laid at the door of John of Irelaunde, a known womanizer and con man. Meanwhile feelings against Lepers are growing. A few hotheads are prepared to kill all of them. Baldwin and Simon must try to prevent a wholesale slaughter.

Thrilling new novel in the acclaimed series from historical master Jecks

It's 1327 and England is in turmoil. King Edward II has been removed from the throne and his son installed in his place. The old man's rule had proved a disaster for the realm and many hope that his removal may mean the return of peace to England's cities. Keeper of the King's Peace, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock had been tasked with guarding Edward II, but they have failed in their task and now ride fast to Exeter to inform the sheriff of the old king's escape. In Exeter, the sheriff has problems of his own. Overnight the body of a young maid has been discovered, lying bloodied and abandoned in a dirty alleyway. The city's gates had been shut against the lawlessness outside, so the perpetrator must still lie within the sanctuary of the town. When Baldwin de Furnshill arrives, along with Sir Richard de Welles, a companion of old, he is tasked with uncovering the truth behind this gruesome murder. But, in a city where every man hides a secret, his task will be far from easy.