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JECKS**, MICHAEL: : The Mad Monk of Gidleigh

LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING,2002.

ISBN 0755301684.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edge and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creases.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and pristine,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Publisher's unblemished,original maroon cloth boards with sharp corners and bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK.8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xviiipp+2-460pp [paginated] includes a glossary, cast of characters,author's note,prologue+39 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,acknowledgements,and author's final note to rear.Author's 14th novel in the medieval mystery series featuring Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock. As the winter of 1323 descends on Dartmoor,life has never seemed so bleak to the young priest in his isolated,windswept chapel.It is a far cry from the cathedral cities of Europe of which he dreamed as a novice.So who could blame him for accepting some longed-for human contact and companionship when it is offered by the local miller's daughter,Mary? But when Mary and the unborn child she carried are found brutally murdered,it is obvious where the villagers will point the finger of blame.The motive is clear - another few months and Father Mark's sin would have been evident for all to see,his life as a priest - however lowly - irrevocably ruined.And when he flees his home and the village of Gidleigh,it seems to confirm his guilt. But investigators Baldwin Furnshill,Keeper of the King's Peace,and Bailiff Simon Puttock soon begin to have their doubts.It becomes clear that Mary was far from the simple village girl she seemed. What exactly was her relationship with the Squire of Gidleigh,Sir Ralph,who is uncharacteristically grief-stricken at her death? Whatever it was,could it be that he himself was responsible for her death? Or perhaps Osbert,the mill-hand whose love she rejected time and again,could withstand his torment no longer? In their search for the truth,Baldwin and Simon unwittingly put themselves in the greatest danger they have ever faced,and by the time the investigation is over, life for themselves and their families will never be the same again. . . . . Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct,insured 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/FREE. ** 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,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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