Falconer and the Great Beast - Softcover

Ian Morson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0575600659 ISBN 13: 9780575600652

Publisher: Vista Publication, 1999

Synopsis

It is AD 1268. The English university city of Oxford is forced to play host to the Tartars, people from the East whose fierceness is legendary, and whose deeds have wreaked havoc in France and Germany. This time they claim their mission is a peaceful one - they merely wish to gain an audience with the king - but are they to be trusted? Their arrival creates a sense of foreboding: whilst the Tartars stage a banquet outside the city walls, the town is unusually quiet. No-one, however, except the Tartar ambassador himself, falls victim to evil. When he is found dead, it looks like murder, but how could it have been done, except by magic? On the case once more, Regent Master William Falconer, a committed questioner of facts, soon has cause to question the validity of his methods. And even when he thinks he's solved the case, he still has to trick the murderer into giving himself away.

About this title

About the Author:

Ian Morson studied at Oxford University and lives in Berkhamsted, England. He is the author of ""Falconer's Crusade.""
Stephen Thorne trained at RADA and played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford and London. He has worked extensively in radio, with over two thousand broadcasts for the BBC, including Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series and the part of Treebeard in "The Lord of the Rings". His television work includes "EastEnders", "Boys from the Bush", "Death of an Expert Witness", and "David Copperfield".

From AudioFile:

Move over, Brother Cadfael! Falconer is a worldly priest, teaching and solving crimes in Oxford during the time of Henry II. The great beast of the title is an elephant, a gift to His Majesty from the Mongol delegation that has come for secret negotiations on behalf of Kublai Khan. When the principal delegate falls victim to an unknown assassin, Falconer must unearth the perpetrator. This brief historical whodunit offers vividly drawn characters and an intriguing plot. Narrator Stephen Thorne underplays the dramatic moments and excels at impersonating the dramatis personae. Y.R. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Vista Publication
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0575600659
• ISBN 13: 9780575600652
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224