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    CHARTER FOR MURDER: The First in the 'Gentil Knight' series
    CHARTER FOR MURDER: The First in the 'Gentil Knight' series
    CHARTER FOR MURDER: The First in the 'Gentil Knight' series
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    CHARTER FOR MURDER: The First in the 'Gentil Knight' series

    By Edward Fennell

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    CHARTER FOR MURDER - A TALE OF MYSTERY IN THE MONASTERY


    Set in the months leading up to the Peasants' Revolt in 1381, CHARTER FOR MURDER is a fast-paced murder 'who-done-it' where the victims are monks from Winchester's Hyde Abbey and the mystery is the theft of its ancient an

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherINSERTS PUBLISHING
    Release dateJul 7, 2021
    ISBN9781919616100
    CHARTER FOR MURDER: The First in the 'Gentil Knight' series
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    Edward Fennell

    Edward Fennell is a journalist and writer specialising in legal and business affairs. For over thirty years he contributed to The Times law pages and has written a number of law firms' and chambers' histories. He lives in Winchester and conceived Hyde900, a community organisation dedicated to telling the story of Hyde Abbey. He was significantly involved in the BBC 2 TV documentary The Search for Alfred the Great.

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