Jeri Westerson
Crispin Guest, returning home after a late night, sees a body hurtling from the uppermost reaches of the London Bridge.Â  Guest's attempted rescue fails, however, and the manâ€”an armourer with a shop on the bridgeâ€”is dead.Â  While whispers in the street claim that it was a suicide, Guestâ€”known in certain London circles as The Tracker for his skill in solving puzzlesâ€”is unconvinced. Â What Guest uncovers is that the armourer had promised Sir Thomas Saunfayl,Â a friend from Guest's former life, that he would provide him something that would make him unbeatable in battle, somethingÂ for whichÂ he'd paid a small fortune. Sir Thomas believes that the item was in fact the Spear of Longinusâ€”the spear that pierced the side of Christ on the crossâ€”which is believed to make those who possess it invincible.Â  Â ,Complicating matters isÂ another old friend, Geoffrey Chaucer, who suddenly comes to London and is anxious to help Guest find the missing spear, about which he seems to know a bit too much.Â  With various forces anxious to find the spear, the life of Sir ThomasÂ in dangerÂ and perhaps the very safety of England hangsÂ in the balance, Guest and his apprentice Jack TuckerÂ must navigate some very perilous waters if they are to survive.Â Â 
Mystery,Historical,Historical Fiction,Historical,Mystery,Historical Mystery,Historical,Medieval,European Literature,British Literature,Fiction,Fantasy,Thriller,Mystery Thriller,Literature,14th Century
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