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Description edit
A Templar treasure for mystery readers! An honorable-yet world-weary-Knight Templar solves the mysteries of Medieval England. After eight years of captivity in the Holy Land, Templar Bascot de Marins escapes with injuries to his body and soul. Now on a sojourn at Lincoln Castle, he... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bascot de Marins: Knight Templar recovering his health (and his faith) at Lincoln Castle
- Gianni: mute boy who was rescued by Bascot begging in Italy, now Bascot's servant
- Gerard Camville: sheriff of Lincoln
- Nicolaa de la Haye: Gerard's wife and castellan of Lincoln castle
- Ernulf: captain of the Lincoln castle guard and loyal to Nicolaa
- Anselm: priest of St. Andrew's
- Agnes: alewife of the local tavern
- Wat: Agnes' husband
- Samuel: elderly Jew, cousin of Isaac, the local moneylender
- Jennet: Agnes' sister, more sensible and clever
- Richard Camville: Nicolaa and Gerard's son, recently made a knight
- Philip de Kyme: friend and close neighbor of Gerard, a wealthy baron but with no son of his own, his current heir is his stepson Conal, though he's not quiet about his disapproval of Conal
- Roget: brutal captain of Camville's guards
- Hugh Bardolf: neighbor of Nicolaa's and once a suitor, now he's hoping to find a husband for his eldest daughter Matilda; his first choice is Nicolaa's son Richard
- Matilda: Hugh's eldest daughter, looking for a husband, she's sly and bawdy; rumor is she's not chaste
- Ermingard: Nicolaa's sister visiting for the fair, married to William de Rollos; she's mentally disturbed and easily upset
- William de Rollos: Nicolaa's brother-in-law, married to Ermingard
- Ivo: William and Ermingard's son, a young knight here to participate in the tournament
- Petronille: Nicolaa's sister visiting for the tournament; she's left her family behind
- Conal: Philip de Kymm's stepson and current heir; he and his stepfather don't get along
- Sybil de Kymm: Philip de Kymm's long-suffering wife; he loudly and frequently blames her for his lack of a son
- Brunner: brutal keeper of a local whorehouse
- Gillie: one of Brunner's whores
- William of Scothern: Philip de Kymm's secretary
- Isobel: Scothern's sister, attendant to Lady Sybil
- Isaac: Jewish moneylender; Samuel was on an errand for his business when he was killed
- Roger de Kymm: relative to Philip de Kymm, with hopes of being named heir in Conal's place
- Alan de Kymm: relative to Philip de Kymm, with hopes of being named heir in Conal's place
- Hilde: Conal's great-aunt on his father's side
- Templar: Add a description of this character.
- Hugo
- Lincoln
- Lady Nicolaa
- Roger De Kyme
- Lady Sybil
- Alan De Kyme
- John
- William Scothern
- Benjamin
- Henry
- Sybil De Kyme
- Brother Jehan
- Nathan
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 6 in Templar Knight Mystery. (standard series)
Followed by Death of a Squire.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maureen Ash (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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