Books


Troubled Bones
Author: Jeri Westerson
Published: October 11, 2011 by Minotaur Books
Series Name: #4 Crispin Guest Medieval Noir
Category: Historical mystery
Main Character: Crispin Guest, Jack Tucker

Disgraced knight Crispin Guest gets himself into some serious trouble in London and as a result is forced to accept an assignment far out of town.  The Archbishop of Canterbury has specifically requested Guest to investigate a threat against the bones of saint and martyr Thomas a Beckett, which are on display in the cathedral in Canterbury.  The archbishop has received letters threatening the safety of the artifacts, and he wants Guest to protect them and uncover whoever is after them.

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Foxe Hunt
Author: (Jeri Westerson writing as ) Haley Walsh
Published: September 8, 2011 by MLR Press
Series Name: #2 Skyler Foxe Mysteries
Category: gay mystery
Main Character: Skyler Foxe, Keith Fletcher

High school English teacher Skyler Foxe finally hooks up with gorgeous assistant football coach Keith Fletcher. But is the man what he seems to be? Skyler still has his doubts when he spies Keith in some shady circumstances. And there are still some unanswered questions as to what exactly is going on at the high school. Who thought high school could be so sinister?
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Foxe Tail
Author: (Jeri Westerson writing as ) Haley Walsh
Published: September 30, 2010 by MLR Press
Series Name: #1 Skyler Foxe Mysteries
Category: gay mystery
Main Character: Skyler Foxe

Young. Gay. Teaches High School. Solves Crimes. What’s Up With That?

 


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The Demon's Parchment
Author: Jeri Westerson
Published: September 27, 2010 by Minotaur Books
Series Name: #3 Crispin Guest Medieval Noir
Category: Historical mystery
Main Character: Crispin Guest, Jack Tucker

In fourteenth century London, Crispin Guest is a disgraced knight convicted of treason and stripped of his land, title and his honor. He has become known as the “Tracker”—a man who can find anything, can solve any puzzle and, with the help of his apprentice, Jack Tucker, an orphaned street urchin with a thief ’s touch—will do so for a price. But this time, even Crispin is wary of taking on his most recent client. Jacob of Provencal is a Jewish physician at the King’s court, even though all Jews were expelled from England nearly a century before.
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Serpent in the Thorns
Author: Jeri Westerson
Published: September 29, 2009 by Minotaur Books
Series Name: #2 Crispin Guest Medeival Noir
Category: Historical mystery
Main Character: Crispin Guest, Jack Tucker

Convicted of treason, Crispin Guest was stripped of his title, his land, his money and his friends. Now with only his considerable wits to sustain him, Guest works the mean streets of 14th century London, building a small reputation for his skill. In 1384, a simple-minded tavern girl comes to his door—a body was found where she works and she’s the only person who could have killed him. Except for the fact that the man was killed by a precisely aimed arrow.
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Veil of Lies
Author: Jeri Westerson
Published: October 28, 2008 by Minotaur Books
Series Name: Crispin Guest Medieval Noir
Category: Historical mystery
Main Character: Crispin Guest, Jack Tucker

Crispin Guest is a disgraced knight, stripped of his rank and his honor - but left with his life - for plotting against Richard II.  Having lost his bethrothed, his friends, his patrons and his position in society, and with no trade to support him and no family willing to acknowledge him, Crispin has turned to the one thing he still has - his wits - to scrape a living together on the mean streets of London.  In 1384, Guest is called to the compound of a reclusive mercer who suspects that his wife is being unfaithful and wants Guest to look into the matter.  Not wishing to sully hi
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