Medieval Mystery Fiction

À la fin du XIIe siècle, un pèlerin de Saint-Jacques est retrouvé assassiné dans l'enceinte de l'abbaye de Hautefage. Peu après, un homme qui détenait de précieuses informations sur le crime meurt à son tour, noyé. Qui est le meurtrier ? Plus l'enquête avance, plus on se demande s'il y a encore des innocents...

Shrouded in mystery, a precious relic known as Il Testamento, or The Proof, circulated among the early Christians for centuries. Before their deaths, its guardians hid it from their adversaries, leaving only a crude map of its location. For centuries, it lay in darkness. Until now. Reports of its existence have resurfaced, inciting an ancient rivalry between a ruthless group that seeks to destroy it, and a secret association that lusts for its power.

London, 1308. “All I need is a plan!” So says Oswald of Harlech, a misplaced Welshman in the heart of London. Besides his trade as a tinker, he also robs houses, cuts purses, plays a crooked shell game, and has a way with the ladies. But this time, caught in the act of robbing a house, he is blackmailed by the scheming Keeper of the King’s Wardrobe into stealing the Crown Jewels from the impenetrable Tower of London.

Anno Domini 1483, Firenze. La città del Magnifico, Lorenzo de' Medici, è scossa da una serie di delitti raccapriccianti, che gettano un'ombra oscura sulla vita dei suoi ignari abitanti. Un predatore spietato caccia bambini innocenti, lasciando nelle loro bocche le carte degli Arcani Maggiori. Anche un prete viene brutalmente assassinato: sul suo corpo viene trovato un messaggio criptico che solo la mente più brillante di Firenze può decifrare.

Do rukou královny Anny Jagelonské se dostane podivný list. V Nymburku se zřejmě odehrála vražda, místní konšelé se však do vyšetřování příliš nemají. Podle pisatelky může případ rozlousknout jen jistý vážený pan písař z Prahy, kterého předchází pověst vynikajícího vyšetřovatele. Jiří Adam z Dobronína, který je právě zavalen stohy nezáživné úřednické práce na královském dvoře, s cestou do Nymburka neváhá ani minutu. Nový případ jej zavede mezi bratrstvo chrámových zpěváků.

Královského písaře Jiřího Adama z Dobronína pozve rakovnický hejtman Jindřich z Vřesovic na svatbu na hrad Krakovec. Jindřich a Jiří Adam spolu v mládí studovali a i po dlouhých letech se stále považují za důvěrné přátele, což je v nejistých časech panování krále Ferdinanda I. Habsburského vzácnost. Jindřich chce, aby se Jiří Adam trochu pobavil a po smrti manželky přišel na jiné myšlenky. Ani jeden však netuší, jak smutné rozptýlení jim svatba na Krakovci ve skutečnosti přichystá.

Lady Aveline, with Athlestan, Giles, and Quentin, returns to Froulingham after years of heartbreaking trials and her tryst as deputy commander of King Richard the Lionheart's King's Guard in the Holy Land. With a royal pardon from the king, she hopes to right the wrongs inflicted on her, her family, and Quentin's. But the Abbot has other plans brewing. The time has come for the Church to claim their family's lands. And nothing will stand in his way. The finale of the Lady Crusader series is filled with suspenseful battles and conflicts. Will Aveline reclaim her family's honor?

Píše se rok 1269 a Oldřich z Chlumu byl nedávno jmenován královským prokurátorem a správcem hradu Bezděz. Má čerstvě po svatbě, na líbánky však není čas. Jindřich z Donína, pán hradu Grabštejn, je chladnokrevně zavražděn a to ještě v době, kdy na jeho sídle pobývali hned tři význační šlechtici. Zdá se, že k vraždě velmože Jindřicha, který byl probodnut dýkou s hadem ve své vlastní ložnici, měli motiv všichni tři pánové. Jak s tím však souvisí vražda v johanitské komendě v Dubu?

It's 1358. Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill, is in Venice awaiting a pilgrim galley to the Holy Land. While the city is under siege from the Hungarians, Oswald lodges with an English merchant and soon comes under the dangerous spell of the decadent and dazzling island state that sits on the hinge of Europe, where East meets West. Oswald is trying to flee the chilling shadow of something in his past, but when he finds a dead man on the night of the carnival, he is dragged into a murder investigation....

In molti sono disposti a tutto pur di scoprire il segreto che porta all'antica reliquia. Ferrara, 1347. Il cavaliere Maynard de Rocheblanche sta indagando sulla truce morte del monaco Facio di Malaspina, collegata alla ricerca del leggendario Lapis exilii. Per far luce sulla vicenda, Maynard deve accedere alla corte estense e guadagnarsi la fiducia del marchese Obizzo, signore di Ferrara. Intanto, nella vicina abbazia di Pomposa, l'abate Andrea assiste impotente alla fuga del suo protetto, il giovane miniaturista Gualtiero de' Bruni, diretto ad Avignone con la speranza di ritrovare la madre.

Cosa si nasconde dietro una reliquia di cui solo un monaco conosce il segreto? È l'agosto del 1346, quando il valoroso Maynard de Rocheblanche, sopravvissuto a una disfatta militare, entra in possesso di una pergamena con un enigma vergato. Quell'oscuro testo fa riferimento a una reliquia preziosa, avvolta nel mistero, il Lapis exilii.

How far would you go to keep a deathbed promise? Surrounded by the bodies of slain monarchs, a dying prince extracts a promise from his friend, Horatio: “Tell my story”. Rival kings of warring nations strive to lay claim to the throne, now vacant, but what will happen to the people who live there, at Helsingør’s Krogen Castle? How will Horatio preserve his honor and the prince’s legacy while surviving this murderous kingdom and the men who would rule it? This historical adventure story tells the fictional tale of how Horatio’s oath gave birth to the legend of Hamlet.

A mysterious woman pleads for the help of Inspectors Frey and 'Nine-Nails' McGray. Her son, illegitimate scion of the Koloman family, has received an anonymous death threat - right after learning he is to inherit the best part of a vast wine-producing estate. In exchange for their protection, she offers McGray the ultimate cure for his sister, who has been locked in an insane asylum after brutally murdering their parents: the miraculous waters that spring in a small island in the remote Loch Maree.

Das Heilige Römische Reich im Jahre 1109, in den Wirren eines neuen kaiserlosen Zeitalters: Mitten in einem verschneiten Winterwald soll das Geschick eines kleinen Königreichs entschieden werden. Doch die Mörder haben nicht mit einem geheimnisvollen Ritter gerechnet, der zwei hilflose Jungen vor dem sicheren Tode rettet. Während sich das Netz der Verschwörer immer enger um den alten König spinnt, wachsen Elias und Justus fernab in einem geheimnisvollen Tal auf Burg Falkenstein auf. Bernardus, der weitgereiste Prior und ehemalige Kreuzritter, weiht sie in die Tiefen seiner Weisheit ein.

Ireland AD 672. The abbey of Muman at Imleach Iubhair is being renovated when its guests' hostel burns to the ground. There is one fatality: Bishop Brodulf of Luxovium, a distinguished visitor and cousin to the king of Franks. Sister Fidelma is asked by Abbot Cuán to investigate the unfortunate incident and soon finds that the bishop had been stabbed to death before the fire had even started. Thrown into a world of treachery and jealousy, where religious beliefs are vehemently disputed, Fidelma and her companions, Eadulf and Enda, face a barrier of deceit.

It is the year 1181, and an ageing, battle-worn Sir Philip Fitzwilliam contemplates the changes the last crusade inflicted on the landscape and on his estates. Sir Phillip, concerned by rumors of a shifting balance of power favoring Saladin’s Muslim armies in the Holy Land, fears yet another conflict. He contemplates the future of his estates and those of his two sons, Giles, his favorite, the other Raymond, an aspirant monk, and his beloved, gifted daughter...Aveline. This is her story.

Lana Crewe is a strong, fiercely driven 17-year-old living in a village ruled by fear. With their king and queen both dead, strife and division have taken hold. Ruthlessly attacked by an order called Talons, Lana's father is fatally stabbed. Before he dies, he imparts upon Lana a directive to save the statue of Saint Peter and tells her that the queen yet lives. Now it is up to Lana to unravel the mystery of Saint Peter and bring an end to all of the war by finding the queen.

Welches Geheimnis hütet die Burg in der Eifel? Jerusalem, 1148. Drei Männer teilen nach erfolgreichem Kreuzzug ihre Beute. Im Angesicht eines magischen Kruzifixes schließen sie einen Pakt: sich und die Ihren auf ewig zu schützen. Zweihundert Jahre später: Wegen einer drohenden Fehde wird Elisabeth von Küneburg in die Obhut von Freunden geschickt. Sie genießt das Leben dort – doch dann bricht die Pest aus. Ihr Onkel Dietrich nutzt die Wirren, um die elterliche Burg einzunehmen. Er setzt alles daran, seinen Sohn, den düsteren Albrecht, so schnell wie möglich mit ihr zu vermählen.

Italien im Jahre 1478: Während der Ostermesse im Dom zu Florenz wird bei einem Attentat auf die Medici der jüngere Bruder Giuliano getötet. Sein Bruder Lorenzo, der seit einiger Zeit mit dem Papst um die Vorherrschaft um einige italienische Republiken streitet, überlebt - und eröffnet eine gnadenlose Jagd auf die vermutlich Schuldigen: die rivalisierende Sippe der Pazzi, ebenfalls ein altes florentinisches Geschlecht.

Krimispannung aus dem frühen Mittelalter: lebendig, facettenreich und bilderstark. Spätsommer 1151. Hildegard von Bingen reist ins Kloster Disibodenberg, um den Verhandlungen über die Thronfolge beizuwohnen. Begleitet wird sie von Elisabeth, einer jungen, gewitzten Novizin. Doch kurz nach ihrer Ankunft geschieht ein Mord. Ein Giftanschlag, ist sich Hildegard sicher. Sie versucht, mit ihren medizinischen Kenntnissen dem Täter auf die Spur zu kommen – bis sie selbst unter Mordverdacht gerät.