Status
Available
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Publication
St Martins Pr (1999), Hardcover, 220 pages
Description
It is 1268. Oxford is forced to play host to the Tartars, a tribe from the East whose deeds have wreaked havoc in France and Germany. This time they claim their mission is a peaceful one -- they merely wish to gain audience with the king. But are they to be trusted?When the Tartar ambassador is found dead, it looks like cold-blooded murder. Falconer is on the case once more, but even when he thinks he's solved the case, he still has to trick the murderer into giving himself away.
Awards
Crime Writers' Association Awards (Shortlist — 1999)
Language
Original publication date
1998
Physical description
220 p.; 8.3 inches
ISBN
0312205430 / 9780312205430
Local notes
The people of Oxford don't know exactly what to do or how to act when a delegation of Tartars sets up tents outside the city walls in 1268. They await Sir Hugh Leyghton, the envoy of King Henry, in order to begin any diplomatic talks. Waiting proves to be fatal for the leader of the group, who is found dead in a secured tent, killed by an arrow that pierced his armor and his heart. William Falconer, regent master at Oxford University, aids the town constable, Peter Bullock, in the task of solving the murder only to find that a strange disappearance also needs to be explained. With the help of Falconer's old friend, Roger Bacon, both mysteries are solved.