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Relics

by Pip Vaughan-Hughes · 2006

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Brother Petroc is living a simple life as a novice monk in rural England. Struggling to keep his soul fairly clean and worrying most about resisting the local girls, he stumbles headlong into a vicious trap. Framed by a sinister Templar Knight for a brutal murder, he is forced to run for his life.

Genre
historical fictionmedievaladventureBritish mysteryhistorical mystery
Setting
medievalBritishEngland
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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