Title: Prince of darkness
Subtitle: a medieval mystery
First published: 2005
Description: Justin de Quincy hastens to Paris at the request of his former lover only to discover that she was acting on behalf of his nemesis, Prince John. The prince has been implicated in a plot to kill his brother, King Richard, and wants Justin to prove the incriminating document false.Realizing that John's suspected treachery may also risk the welfare of the woman he serves, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Justin reluctantly agrees to help. But his investigation unravels a sinister conspiracy that might change the course of English history.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, Justin De Quincy (Fictitious character), Eleanor, in fiction, Fiction, Historical fiction, Great Britain in fiction, Forgery of manuscripts, Forgery of manuscripts in fiction, History, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, France, fiction, Eleanor, of aquitaine, queen, consort of henry ii, king of england, 1122?-1204, fiction, De quincy, justin (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, historical, general
Places: Great Britain, Brittany (France), Paris (France)
People: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England (1122?-1204)
Time periods: Richard I, 1189-1199
LC classification: PS3566.E474 P46 2005