Blood royal : a true tale of crime and detection in medieval Paris / Eric Jager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jager, Eric, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orléans, Louis, duc d', 1372-1407--Assassination.

Orléans, Louis.

Orléans, Louis, duc d', 1372-1407.

Crime.

History.

Murder--Investigation.

Assassination.

Regicide.

France--History--Charles VI, 1380-1422.

France.

Regicide--France--Case studies.

Assassination--France--Case studies.

Murder--Investigation--France--Case studies.

Murder.

Crime--France--History--To 1500.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The provost

The châtelet

The mad king's brother

The house in the Rue Vielle du Temple

A cold, dark night

Post mortem

A mass for the dead

The inquiry

A break in the case

Rival dukes

A confession

The justification

Amende honorable

civil war

The scourge of God.

Notes:

Map on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-313) and index.

ISBN:

9780316224512

0316224510

OCLC:

843858727