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The Malice of Unnatural Death
First published 2006
London, 1324. Roger Mortimer has escaped from the Tower, and the government fears plots against Edward II. When two men are found dead in the streets, one carrying a dangerous message, the Bishop of Exeter asks Baldwin and Simon to investigate before the information reaches the wrong faction.
The case introduces them to political murder, occult accusation and the use of wax images in an alleged attempt against the king. They must work among officials who use torture and secrecy as routine instruments, where solving the deaths may make them more vulnerable than ignorance.
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