num_pages: 320
description: July 1193: Richard Lionheart, eldest and most favored son of Dowager Queen Eleanor, languishes in a German dungeon, held for ransom by the Holy Roman Emperor. In England, his brother John, desperate for the crown, plots with the King of France to make sure Richard never leaves his prison alive. But the Queen has already begun to meet the ransom demands. It is only a matter of time before the Emperor turns over his royal prisoner....And then one of the ransom payments vanishes in the fastness of Wales, itself wracked by rebellion and intrigue. Into this maelstrom, Eleanor sends her trusted man, Justin de Quincy. Murder soon follows.
language: English
title: Dragon's Lair
titlecomplete: Dragon's Lair (Justin de Quincy, #3)
characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine
genres: Fiction, Historical, 12th Century, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Historical Mystery, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 2980
places: Wales
series: Justin de Quincy
publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd