Dispensation of Death — Michael Jecks

1325: ENGLAND IS A HOTBED OF PARANOIA under the reign of the increasingly deranged and unpredictable Edward II and his lover, Sir Hugh le Despenser.

WHEN THE QUEEN'S LADY-IN-WAITING is slaughtered and a man murdered in the Great Hall at Thorney Island, the King demands to be avenged. Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, a new member of his parliament and experienced investigator of murders, is appointed to track down the killer, aided by his friend, Simon Puttock.

AS BALDWIN AND SIMON'S INVESTIGATION deepens it becomes obvious that the murderer could be among the most influential men in the land. In an age of corruption, when the king's friends can use blackmail and murder to promote their ends, uncovering the truth could be fatal...