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The King's Hounds

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The King's Hounds

By: Martin Jensen, Tara F. Chace - translator
Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
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The year is 1018 and the war with England is finally over, but the unified kingdom ruled by Cnut of Denmark is far from peaceful. Halfdan has lost everything to the war but his sense of humor. Once a proud nobleman, now he wanders the country aimlessly powered only by his considerable charm and some petty theft. When he finds an unlikely ally in Winston, a bookish former monk, the two set out together for Oxford, the seat of the new king. The pair's arrival in court coincides with news of a murder, and Cnut has an idea only a king could get away with: Why not enlist Halfdan and Winston - the Danish womanizer and the upright Saxon intellectual - to defuse a politically explosive situation? They're given just two days to solve the murder and they set off to uncover the truth, on the order of the king and with the reluctant assistance of the agitated townspeople.

©2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.; 2013 Martin Jensen Historical Literature & Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Royalty Fiction Denmark Witty Crime Murder War Comedy
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If you love mystery and English history this is the type of book that has it all

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I haven't found too many murder mysteries set in the time of King Cnut! I really enjoyed this audio book! Love the Donkey - I love books with animal companions with a ton of personality.

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