Chartres, 1145. Ten years earlier a fire destroyed the town and the culprit has still not been traced. The Chevalier Galeran de Lesnevan, summoned by the Count of Blois to investigate a new mystery, uses the opportunity to visit his friend Audouard, a master glazier, in Chartres on the way. When a murdered body is discovered in the river, a series of events leads Galeran to believe that the perpetrator of the fire ten years before is still at large in the area. While hundreds of master craftsmen, artisans and workers painstakingly rebuild the cathedral for the glory of God, Galeran lives among them in an attempt to solve the mystery.
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This enthralling new series of French medieval mysteries, featuring the aristocratic young Breton knight, the Chevalier Galeran de Lesneven, are richly atmospheric and exquisitely detailed. A huge success in France, these are tales to enchant mystery lovers and Francophiles alike.
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SALES POINTS A compelling and atmospheric story of bloody revenge The second novel in the series - A Black Romance - is available from Gollancz The Name of the Rose meets Brother Cadfael Viviane Moore is a highly talented young writer - the research and details in both Blue Blood and A Black Romance are brilliantly evocative Stunning new cover design to tie-in with the new look for A Black Romance Already a bestseller in France
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Medieval Mayhem,
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blue Blood (The Chevalier Galeran Medieval Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
The knight Galerean is travelling through Chartres when he becomes embroiled in the mystery of a man who has been found drowned. The death seems in some way to be entwined with a fire that took place in the town 10 years earlier.
To try to get to the bottom of the mystery Galeran stays in the town and mingles with the artisans who are rebuilding the catherdral there. While trying to unravel the mystery he has a dalliance with Dame Ausanne a young physician. The plot is well thought out and keeps you interested throughout the book. Interestingly the author has included some medieval recipes for the reader to try and they look very appetising.
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In the month of May in the year 1145, the moon was as red and fleeting as a vixen. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
master foreman, master glazier, communal room, upper town Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Notre Dame, Dame Ausanne, Our Lady, Chevalier Galeran, Royal Portal, Sir Provost, Galeran de Lesneven, Rovin Vignon, Palais Comtal, Dame Mahaut, Bernard de Clairvaux, Sergeant Geoffroy, Black Virgin, Dame Hermine, Rue Percheronne, Thiberge de Soissons, Bourg Muret, Master Audouard, Ogier de Reims, Porte Guillaume, Comte Thibaud, Rue de la Juiverie, King Louis, Rue de la Boucherie, Rue de la Bretonnerie New!
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In the month of May in the year 1145, the moon was as red and fleeting as a vixen. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
master foreman, master glazier, communal room, upper town Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Notre Dame, Dame Ausanne, Our Lady, Chevalier Galeran, Royal Portal, Sir Provost, Galeran de Lesneven, Rovin Vignon, Palais Comtal, Dame Mahaut, Bernard de Clairvaux, Sergeant Geoffroy, Black Virgin, Dame Hermine, Rue Percheronne, Thiberge de Soissons, Bourg Muret, Master Audouard, Ogier de Reims, Porte Guillaume, Comte Thibaud, Rue de la Juiverie, King Louis, Rue de la Boucherie, Rue de la Bretonnerie New!
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