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Informationen zum Autor Maureen Ash was born in London, England, and has had a lifelong interest in British medieval history. Visits to castle ruins and old churches have provided the inspiration for the Templar Knight Mysteries. She enjoys Celtic music, browsing in bookstores, and Belgian chocolate. She now lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Klappentext New in the ?terrific?( NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAYNE ANN KRENTZ) Templar Knight mystery series. When a cake kills a squire! the castle governor enlists the help of Templar Bascot de Marins. But as murder spreads beyond the castle walls! he wonders if it is in fact the work of a lethal master of poisons. Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twenty-one Twenty-two Twenty-three Twenty-four Twenty-five Twenty-six Twenty-seven Twenty-eight Twenty-nine Thirty Thirty-one Thirty-two Thirty-three Thirty-four Thirty-five Thirty-six Thirty-seven Epilogue Author’s Note Praise for The Alehouse Murders “I loved The Alehouse Murders. Combining marvelous period detail with characters whose emotions and personalities would ring true in any era, Maureen Ash has launched a terrific new historical mystery series. I’ll be standing in line for the next Templar Knight Mystery.” —Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author of Running Hot “A deft re-creation of a time and place, with characters you’ll want to meet again.” —Margaret Frazer, national bestselling author of A Play of Lords “A delightful addition to the medieval mystery list. It is well researched and, even better, well written, with distinct, interesting characters and plot twists that I didn’t expect . . . I look forward to more books in the series.” —Sharan Newman, author of The Shanghai Tunnel “Fans of quality historical mysteries will be delighted with this debut . . . The first in what will hopefully be a long-running series of Templar Knights whodunits.” — Publishers Weekly “Maureen Ash masterfully creates a medieval world full of rich historic detail and peopled with fascinating characters. Her complex hero, Sir Bascot de Marins, immediately engages the reader as he tracks a ruthless killer in a mystery that will keep the reader guessing until the very end.” —Victoria Thompson, national bestselling author of Murder on Bank Street “A perplexing mystery with its flawed but sympathetic hero . . . An enjoyable read.” — Gumshoe Review “Good, old-fashioned mystery. I look forward to more.” — Meritorious Mysteries “Maureen Ash’s series will be very popular if the future novels are the quality of The Alehouse Murders. ” — Midwest Book Review “Interesting reading.” — San Jose Mercury News Berkley Prime Crime titles by Maureen Ash the alehouse murders DEATH OF A SQUIRE A PLAGUE OF POISON THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0...
