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Templar Bascot de Marins is preparing to rejoin the Holy Wars when he is called upon to investigate a gruesome murder in the Order's own chapel...
The shocking discovery of a strangled prostitute in the Templar chapel throws the Order into disarray. Alongside the corpse is a purse containing thirty pence-the same amount of silver Judas received for betraying Christ.
Is the murder revenge for a Templar brother's betrayal? Has one of their own broken his vow of chastity? The Order's preceptor turns to Bascot to determine whether an outsider is seeking to dishonour the Templars or a murderer walks among their ranks.
The shocking discovery of a strangled prostitute in the Templar chapel throws the Order into disarray. Alongside the corpse is a purse containing thirty pence-the same amount of silver Judas received for betraying Christ.
Is the murder revenge for a Templar brother's betrayal? Has one of their own broken his vow of chastity? The Order's preceptor turns to Bascot to determine whether an outsider is seeking to dishonour the Templars or a murderer walks among their ranks.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
a worthy series, Oct 19 2010
By TaeKwonDodo - Published on Amazon.com
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I have been struggling on how to review this book. In some ways, it is a definite improvement over Ash's prior efforts, but there are still some aspects of the book that I find difficult. The story picks up where the last one left off - Bascot de Marins, our Templar Knight, is preparing to leave when the body of a murdered prostitute is discovered in a way that casts suspicion upon the Templars. Bascot is charged with finding the murderer and restoring the Templars' good name. This book focuses primarily upon Bascot, and Gianni is a bit of an afterthought in this one. I didn't really mind, because there were incredibly rich and well researched accounts of life during that time, as well as insights into the minds of men who would choose to belong to a holy, military order like the Templars. As far as the plot, I thought this book took a good premise and, in general,carried it out well. As I have said before, I think that it is very hard to conceive of a good idea and then follow through with it - I doubt that I could do it! One of my criticisms of the prior books was the stilted conversation - Ash tends to write great flowing and descriptive narrative, but her conversation always seemed awkward - but I think this book was much better done in that regard. My main problem with this book was the ending. I felt that the solution was a bit "rabbit out of the hat", and she sacrificed pages to a long and wordy description of the who's and why's of the whodunnit without giving a lot of clues throughout the tale as to the solution. The ending was necessary in order to explain the whole plot, but I felt that rather than having the long denouement, I would have preferred more of that explanation revealed throughout the book. That is probably a personal preference upon my part, I suspect, but it did bother me a bit. Not enough to give a negative review - I still liked the book a lot, and I would still recommend this series to readers of historical mystery, and to ayone who is interested in this time of history.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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fascinating look into the workings of the Templar Knights, Oct 9 2010
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Shroud of Dishonour (Paperback)
Two years ago in the year 1200, Templar Sir Bascot de Marins returned to England after escaping the Saracens who held him prisoner in the Holy Land for eight years. Unable to return to active duties as a Templar due to a crisis of faith and battle fatigue, he entered into the service of Nicolaa de la Haye. Now he looks forward to his deployment to Portugal to fight the Moors.In the Lincoln Preceptory, the Templars house where Bascot is assigned, the entire group is shocked when the body of a dead prostitute is found in a larger wooden chest. Next to the corpse is thirty pieces of silver. The preceptor Everard D'Arderon refuses to let the men leave for Portugal until it can be proven no Templar is a murderer. Everard assigns Bascot to investigate the Templars as a starting point. His inquiries lead to two separate families and if he can figure out what links them he will learn out who the murderer is and what he has against prostitutes and Templars.
Readers obtain a rare and fascinating look into the workings of the Templar Knights Chapter House; this provides insight into their community and how they live. Bascot is bone marrow weary and a doubter, but adheres strictly to his oaths. Readers who enjoy the medieval works of Sharon Kay Penman and Roberta Gillis will appreciate Maureen Ash's skillful rendition of life in the year 1202.
Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting historical read, Mar 15 2011
By Cheryl A. Reynolds "Spuddie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Shroud of Dishonour (Paperback)
#5 Bascot de Marins "Templar Knight" mystery set in 1194 Lincoln UK and surrounding area. When a local prostitute is murdered and stashed in a chest in the Templar's chapel, everyone is firstly aghast that someone could get into the enclave unobserved and commit such a heinous crime under the Templars' noses, and also that anyone would want to. Bascot de Marins, set to leave Lincoln for Portugal in just a few days, is asked to undertake the investigation for the Templars, working with the Sheriff on the secular side since the victim was a Lincoln citizen.A second body with the Templar sigil carved on the whore's belly confirms that there is a serial killer about with a grudge against the Templars--or perhaps it's one of the Templars themselves? Bascot works with the Sheriff's men--whom he'd investigated earlier cases with when he was a retainer of castellan Nicolaa de la Haye before rejoining the Templars--and even a little help from Gianni, his former servant now training as a scribe in de la Haye's household.
I enjoyed this entry in the series with the historical detail, although I still don't feel that Bascot is a fully developed character yet. Characterization seems to be this author's weakness, as well as a somewhat pedestrian writing style, and yet the books read quickly and tell an interesting story.
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