Blood royal
Subtitle: a true tale of crime and detection in medieval Paris
By: Eric Jager
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780316224512
Subjects: History; Murder; Investigation; Case studies; Assassination; Regicide; Crime
Description: On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his brother King Charles, who had gone mad. As panic seized Paris, an investigation began. In charge was the Provost of Paris, Guillaume de Tignonville, the city's chief law enforcement officer, and one of history's first detectives. As de Tignonville began to investigate, he realized that his hunt for the truth was much more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. A rich portrait of a distant world, BLOOD ROYAL is a gripping story of conspiracy, crime and an increasingly desperate hunt for the truth.  And in Guillaume de Tignonville, we have an unforgettable detective for the ages, a classic gumshoe for a cobblestoned era.
Notes: Map on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-313) and index.
Table of contents: title: The provost; title: The châtelet; title: The mad king's brother; title: The house in the Rue Vielle du Temple; title: A cold, dark night; title: Post mortem; title: A mass for the dead; title: The inquiry; title: A break in the case; title: Rival dukes; title: A confession; title: The justification; title: Amende honorable; title: civil war; title: The scourge of God.