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"The 11th century crusading knight, Geoffrey Mappestone, returns to England where his father is dying and discovers the old man is being slowly poisoned. But who exactly is trying to kill him? Five children, plus their spouses, impatiently await the inheritance."
First publish date: 1999
Authors: Simon Beaufort
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