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Prince of Darkness
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Prince of Darkness Hardcover - 2005

by Penman, Sharon Kay

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From the New York Times-bestselling author of Time and Chance, the much anticipated fourth novel in her acclaimed medieval mystery series.

Bowing to an urgent summons from his former lover, Justin de Quincy hastens to Paris only to find that the Lady Claudine was, in fact, acting on behalf of his nemesis Prince John. As the Queen's man, de Quincy has already encountered John's murderous side. But now John tells him of a document implicating him in a plot to kill his brother, King Richard. The document is a forgery, and, despite his hunger for the crown, John is innocent of the charge. Still, a brother who looked with amiable contempt at John's earlier intrigues would hardly risk regicide. John must find the forger and prove the document false before Richard hears of it, and he entreats Justin to help him.

It takes more than John's wily charms to persuade Justin: It is only when he realizes that the welfare of the woman he serves, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is also at risk that Justin concedes. It is a concession that will take him to a bloody chamber on Mont-Saint-Michel, to a stinking dungeon in Brittany, to a murderous encounter in a Paris cemetery, and, ultimately, to the unraveling of a conspiracy that might have changed the course of history.

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A Marian Wood Book/Putnam. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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  • Title Prince of Darkness
  • Author Penman, Sharon Kay
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 326
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher A Marian Wood Book/Putnam, New York
  • Date 2005-03-31
  • Bookseller's Inventory # H08M-00442
  • ISBN 9780399152566 / 0399152563
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.46 x 5.8 x 1.13 in (21.49 x 14.73 x 2.87 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Historical fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004053464
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

Justin de Quincy hastens to Paris at the request of his former lover only to discover that she was acting on behalf of his nemesis, Prince John. The prince has been implicated in a plot to kill his brother, King Richard, and wants Justin to prove the incriminating document false.Realizing that John's suspected treachery may also risk the welfare of the woman he serves, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Justin reluctantly agrees to help. But his investigation unravels a sinister conspiracy that might change the course of English history.

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