The Fifth Knight

The Fifth Knight, Book 1

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The Fifth Knight

By: E. M. Powell

Narrated by: James Langton

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To escape a lifetime of poverty, mercenary Sir Benedict Palmer agrees to one final, lucrative job: help King Henry II's knights seize the traitor Archbishop Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. But what begins as a clandestine arrest ends in cold blooded murder. And when Fitzurse, the knights' ringleader, kidnaps Theodosia, a beautiful young nun who witnessed the crime, Palmer can sit silently by no longer.

For not only is Theodosia's virtue at stake, so too is the secret she unknowingly carries - a secret he knows Fitzurse will torture out of her. Now Palmer and Theodosia are on the run, strangers from different worlds forced to rely only on each other as they race to uncover the hidden motive behind Becket's grisly murder - and the shocking truth that could destroy a kingdom.

Action & Adventure

Historical Fiction

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thriller & Suspense

Crime

Royalty

Fiction

Murder

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One of the difficulties with audio books is that you don't get to see the names written down. This isn't a problem with modern, everyday names. But when we leap back to medieval times and talk about the heroine of this book,Theodosia, then things get difficult to handle.

This book swept along at a fast pace, from Canterbury Cathedral, up to Yorkshire (I think, though I could be wrong) down to one of the southern ports and then to France, well then, things can tend to get a little confusing.

The book deals with a period of history with which I am fortunately familiar and therefore I managed to keep abreast of the plot although there is an interesting twist on the death of Thomas A'Beckett which I have not heard before.

I enjoyed this book and I shall probably listen to the next one as I love the hero and heroine of this book particularly the afore mentioned Theo whatsit but I did feel sometimes that James Langton's performance was a bit panto'ish particularly with the women's voices but perhaps I am being overly critical.

Read it or listen to it. Don't take it seriously just enjoy it!