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Dragon's Lair

by Sharon Kay Penman
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The third novel in Sharon Kay Penman's much-loved medieval mystery series featuring Justin de Quincy. 
July 1193: Richard Lionheart, eldest and most favored son of Dowager Queen Eleanor of Aquitane, languishes in an Austrian dungeon, held for ransom by the Holy Roman Emperor. Lusting after the crown in England, his brother John plots with his country's bitterest foe, King Philippe of France, to see to it Richard never leaves Austria alive. But the Queen has already begun to meet the ransom demands, and it is only a matter of time before the Austrians turn over their royal prisoner. And then one of the ransom payments vanishes in the fastnesses of Wales, itself wracked by rebellion and intrigue. Into this maelstrom, Eleanor sends her trusted man, Justin de Quincy—and murder soon follows...
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Series: Justin de Quincey Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 13, 2003

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  • ISBN: 9781101157022
  • Release date: October 13, 2003

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  • ISBN: 9781101157022
  • File size: 982 KB
  • Release date: October 13, 2003
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Kindle Book
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subjects

Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.5
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:6

The third novel in Sharon Kay Penman's much-loved medieval mystery series featuring Justin de Quincy. 
July 1193: Richard Lionheart, eldest and most favored son of Dowager Queen Eleanor of Aquitane, languishes in an Austrian dungeon, held for ransom by the Holy Roman Emperor. Lusting after the crown in England, his brother John plots with his country's bitterest foe, King Philippe of France, to see to it Richard never leaves Austria alive. But the Queen has already begun to meet the ransom demands, and it is only a matter of time before the Austrians turn over their royal prisoner. And then one of the ransom payments vanishes in the fastnesses of Wales, itself wracked by rebellion and intrigue. Into this maelstrom, Eleanor sends her trusted man, Justin de Quincy—and murder soon follows...
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Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller
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