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JECKS**, MICHAEL: : The Malice of Unnatural Death: A KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MYSTERY.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING GROUP,2006.

ISBN 0755332768.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's dedication+signature: 'To Victoria Best Wishes! Michael Jecks' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Chris Moore,illustrated dw/dj panels with yellow+white lettering (front panel) and blue+white lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges very slightly aged/ toned - as usual/normal - but still bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain maroon cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn, vii-xivpp+2- 399pp [paginated] includes 47 chapters,cast of characters; plus [unpaginated] half-title page, author SIGNED+dedicated title page,a dedication,a glossary with first page of author's note unpaginated,and 2 b/w maps (Exeter in early 1300s and detail of South Eastern Exeter). It is 1324,and the Kingdom is in uproar. Roger Mortimer was once the King's most able commander but now he is his most hated enemy. Escaping from the Tower,Mortimer made his way to France,and has hired an assassin to murder the King. Others have the same idea.In Coventry a special assassin has been paid: a necromancer called John.But just as his plans begin to succeed,the plot is uncovered,and John must escape to a smaller,less well-known city: Exeter. And as the body of a local craftsman and that of a King's messenger are found in the city's streets,Sir Baldwin de Furnshill,the Keeper of the King's Peace, and his friend,Bailiff Simon Puttock,are asked by the Bishop to find out who was responsible.The dead messenger was carrying a dangerous secret and the Bishop is desperate to have his message returned to him before anyone else discovers its contents. Baldwin and Simon are reluctant to get involved,but the politics of the nation are growing ever more insistent,and the two must find the murderer before he can strike again. But when murderers can use magic,no one is safe... Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn.
'To Victoria Best Wishes! Michael Jecks'

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