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Before becoming a novelist, jecks worked in the computer industry until he was forced to switch careers after getting fired. The book was published in november 1995 and has 384 pages. But when mary, and her unborn child, are found dead, mark is the. Michael jecks brings medieval england to life in the fourteenth mystery of his knights templar series, featuring the everpopular sir. In some markets, it was released on a double feature with the reptile. He writes the knights templar mysteries series and also founded the medieval murderers a group of historical fiction writers who collaborate together on a series of novellas and novels. Alone in his isolated, windswept chapel on the edge of dar. Knights templar audiobooks listen to the full series. The mad monk of gidleigh book 14 in the medieval west country mystery series a novel by michael jecks. It is a continuation of the genesis book of the series and we therefore.
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Anybody who has read the book or watched the film of, the name of the. The mad monk of gidleigh audiobook michael jecks audible. The mad monk of gidleigh knights templar mysteries 14. But when marys body is found brutally stabbed, mark is the obvious suspect, and the discovery that she was pregnant seems to confirm his guilt. There is excellent attention to period detail and a very strong sense of time and place.
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