Knights Templar Mysteries (Avon) The Last Templar, (Paperback)

from DrLed

Synopsis: The Bailiff must solve two murders and a series of robbery/homicides. What he finds is that although most folks think all these crimes are committed by a band of highwaymen, none of them are connected. He does meet 'the last Templar', a knight who has escaped the purges of France and ha...

from Alan1946

First in Jecks' series involving Simon Puttock, newly appointed bailiff of Lydford Castle, and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, having just succeeded his brother as the master of Furnshill Manor in the west country of England.The story begins with the execution of Templars and some background as to why the...

from FicusFan

Wordy, slow, and not very interesting. The book is much too long, with lots of boring repetitive bits. The prolog gives everything away, so there is really no mystery. The development of the characters doesn't make any sense. The development is mostly a lot of repetitive stuff about glints in the...

from Olivermagnus

The Last Templar starts with the mysterious narration of the death of a Templar Knight in France. It also introduces Bailiff Simon Puttock and his wife and daughter, which serves to give us an intimate picture of life in the Middle Ages. Although I found it difficult to get into the story at firs...

from lanegs1

Excellent medieval mysteries series; this first book isn't the best--they get better, which is very common in a series; Jecks is a former lawyer and loves history, so you learn a lot about medieval laws and customs, which I enjoy very much. Sir Baldwin is a bit stiff as a main character, but Bail...