Jason Vail
October 1262 should have been a quiet month, that melancholy time following the death of summer dedicated to the chores of readying Ludlow for the onset of winter and the hard months ahead. , ,But the game of spies is afoot. A valuable list identifying the secret supporters of both King Henry and his rival for power Simon de Montfort has disappeared following the murder of Henryâ€™s master spy in the west of England. Whoever possesses that list obtains a significant advantage in the open war that is soon to break out between them. , ,Stephen Attebrook, the part-time deputy coroner for northern Herefordshire, has been forced to find this list by his former master, the grasping and ambitious crown justice Ademar de Valence â€” projecting Attebrook into a cesspit of murder, intrigue and betrayal. , ,Attebrook faces his greatest challenge as a discoverer of secrets as he races to obtain the list before a rival gets it first, while the life of someone close to him hangs on the outcome. , ,Step through this time portal to13th century England and relive the sights, sounds and sensations of a lost world as they have never been depicted before. 
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