Medieval Blood: The Geoffrey Chaucer Mysteries Box Set
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Chaucer and the House of Fame
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Midway through the Hundred Years War, England is in danger of losing its prized territorial possession in France, the rich domain of Aquitaine. Henri de Guyac, the most important nobleman of the region, is wavering in his allegiance to the English king. He must be persuaded to remain loyal. The man chosen for this delicate task is Geoffrey Chaucer, one-time soldier, would-be poet and now an agent for John of Gaunt, the Kingβs son. Chaucer was once a hostage of Henri de Guyac in his castle on the river Dordogne. To complicate things, he had fallen in love with Rosamund, Henriβs wife. There are factions inside and outside Guyacβs castle determined to thwart Chaucerβs mission. And when Henri is killed during a boar-hunt, Chaucer must not only uncover a murderer but escape through the dangerous territory of Aquitaine.
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Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women
Italy. 1373. Geoffrey Chaucer, diplomat, secret agent and aspiring poet, journeys to medieval Florence, a city twice the size of London and the financial centre of Europe. His mission is to arrange a loan from the banking house of Antonio Lipari for the English king, Edward III, to help fund the ongoing war with France. But there are plenty of people inside and outside the Lipari family who are opposed to the deal. Within days of Chaucerβs arrival, Lipari is found dead in a chamber in his Florentine palace. Violence and unrest simmer under the surface. Chaucer is aware of shadowy conspirators and pursuers. In constant danger of his life, he must follow a trail of clues to establish the murderous truth about Lipariβs death.
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Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic
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Geoffrey Chaucer is despatched to Dartmouth. A ship from the Italian city of Genoa has been deliberately wrecked and its cargo stolen. A treaty between England and Genoa is at risk. Chaucer must find the perpetrators and is lodged with a wealthy doctor of physic, Richard Storey, and his new, young wife, Sara. The fine house, overlooking the river Dart, is full of intrigue and suspicion between its members and visitors, who include a much-married woman, a softly spoken herbalist and the madam of a local brothel. And there are rumours that the shipwrecked boat contained no ordinary cargo but an object that is worth a king's ransom. Worth killing for.
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Chaucer and the Vintry Ward Death
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London. Young Geoffrey Chaucer is a member of the royal household of Lionel, one of King Edward IIIβs sons. He and two household companions are about to embark for France and the unending war pursued by Edward against the French king. Firstly, however, Geoffrey returns to see his mother and father in London's Vintry Ward. At home, Geoffrey finds his father dangerously ill and the sinister Nicholas Lombard in charge of the family wine-importing business. Death is in the air.