**Everything looks perfect in Sugar Land, Texas. But it's not.** No one knows that better than Walker "Bear" Wells, a former college football player now serving as a minister in this upscale Texas town, where famous athletes mix with ranchers and the local parish priest wants to arm wrestle. It's a
Faithful Unto Death
โ Scribed by Sarah Hawkswood
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
'The characters and descriptions of medieval life are thoroughly engaging ... A page-turner' Mystery People
June 1144. When the naked corpse of an unknown man is discovered and the Prince of Powys's messenger fails to reach Earl Robert of Gloucester, Bradecote, Catchpoll and Walkelin head to Wales to confirm his identity, and piece together evidence that the dead man deserved a noose rather than a dagger. Retracing his steps leads them to a manor with a sarcastic lord, a neglected wife, a bitter mother and a fevered brother, all amidst folk who do not want the truth uncovered. The lord sheriff's men have to unravel a knot where the law and justice seem to be in opposition.
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