Description |
198 pages ; 23 cm. |
Series |
A Crispin Guest medieval noir |
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Westerson, Jeri.
Crispin Guest novels.
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Summary |
Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, is enjoying his ale in the Boar's Tusk tavern - until a stranger leaves a mysterious wrapped bundle on his table, telling him, "You'll know what to do." Inside is an ancient leather-bound book written in an unrecognizable language. Accompanied by his apprentice, Jack Tucker, Crispin takes the unknown codex to a hidden rabbi, where they make a shocking discovery: it is the Gospel of Judas from the Holy Land, and its contents challenge the very doctrine of Christianity itself. Crispin is soon drawn into a deadly maze involving murder, living saints, and lethal henchmen. Why was he given the blasphemous book, and what should he do with it? A series of horrific events confirm his fears that there are powerful men who want it - and who will stop at nothing to see it destroyed. |
Subject |
Guest, Crispin (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Gospel of Judas -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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London (England) -- History -- To 1500 -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- History -- 14th century -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Historical fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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ISBN |
9780727888754 |
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