num_pages: 416
description: Lovingly crafted by a Saxon swordsmith shortly before the Norman invasion, treachery and deceit are the Sword of Shame’s constant companions. From the Norman Conquest of 1066 to the murder of Thomas a Becket, from an attempted coup against Richard the Lionheart to the bloodstained battle of Poitiers: at the heart of every treasonous plot, murder and betrayal lies the malign influence of the cursed sword. As it passes from owner to owner in this intriguing series of interlinked mysteries, ill fortune and disgrace begall all who wield its glittering but deadly blade.
language: English
title: Sword of Shame
titlecomplete: Sword of Shame (The Medieval Murderers, #2)
genres: Fiction, 14th Century, Crime, 13th Century, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Historical, Medieval, 12th Century, Mystery
ratings_count: 481
series: The Medieval Murderers
publisher: Pocket Books