The Tournament Of Blood (knights Templar Mysteries)

Plans to host a tournament in the spring of 1322, gives moneylenders everywhere a golden opportunity. Many knights in Devon are already indebted to Benjamin Dudenay, and when a month before the festivities, he is found beaten to death, it is not in the least bit surprising. Simon and Baldwin must hurry to find the culprit, but then a carpenter commissioned to build the stands is killed in a similar fashion, leaving them with even more mysteries to solve... Lord Hugh de Courtenay's plan to host a tournament at his castle at Oakhampton gives the money-lenders an opportunity they cannot miss. A defeated knight unable to pay the ransom to his captor must borrow, no matter how much he might hate the usurers who provide the service. But for Benjamin Dudenay - to whom most of the knights in Devon are already indebted - the tournament will yield no such riches. A month before the festivities begin, Benjamin is found beaten to death. When Wymond, a carpenter commissioned to build the stands, is found dead, his injuries bearing the same hallmarks as Benjamin's, Sir Baldwin and Bailiff Simon Puttock must uncover the truth Part of the Knights Templar Adventure series, repackaged for a new generation of fans