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A Moorland Hanging
- A Knights Templar Mystery
- Narrated by: Michael Tudor Barnes
- Series: Knights Templar, Book 3
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Cold-blooded murder has transformed Simon Puttock's official obligation into something horrid, and he will need the able assistance of his friend, Sir Baldwin Furnshill, to draw a criminal out. A former Knight Templar, Sir Baldwin knows much of duty and servitude and of evil freely indulged in the name of godliness or greed. Now, justice must be served, even if their search exposes extortion, foul corruption, rule by fear, and killers willing, even eager, to shed more blood.
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- Roger
- 17-07-2016
worth listening to this story
plot moves on at the right speed, you have to concentrate. but very enjoyable tale.
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- Chey
- 16-04-2014
Enjoyable
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, good story and colourful characters
What did you like best about this story?
I am a big Michael Jecks fan and Sir Baldwin and Simon Puttock are my favourite historical crime solvers
What does Michael Tudor Barnes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Although it sounds odd a greater understanding of the class system of the time with the accents and speech patterns of the characters
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
While the country recovers from war and famine two men still look out for those who are murdered
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-09-2016
Great story
Very enjoyable kept guessing who the murderer was Read always by Michel Tudor Barn brings the characters to life
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- Mogster
- 28-11-2010
Entertaining......
A good story told at a good pace. Not one of the best from the series and could have been a little more 'atmospheric'. But Jecks researches his subject matter well and his characters are believable and real. Maybe more realism if good does not always win over bad as was more often the case in times past (and even today) but then I guess there would be no 'satisfactory' conclusion.
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