num_pages: 176
description: In 1344, as royal clerk Edmund Beche carries out his official investigation into the murder, seventeen years earlier, of King Edward II, he himself becomes a target for murder
language: English
title: The Death of a King
titlecomplete: The Death of a King
characters: Edward III of England, Edward II of England
genres: Historical, Fiction, Medieval, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, British Literature, Mystery
ratings_count: 246
publisher: St Martins Pr