THE DEMON'S PARCHMENT (Crispin Guest 3)

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. Jacob wants Crispin to find stolen parchments that might be behind the recent, ongoing, gruesome murders of young boys, parchments that someone might have used to bring forth a demon which now stalks the streets and alleys of London.

Jeri Westerson is the author of two previous novels featuring Crispin Guest; Veil of Lies and Serpent in the Thorns. She is also a journalist and noted blogger on things mysterious and medieval.

"There's no shortage of mysteries set in the medieval period, but since the era lasted about a thousand years, there's always room for more. Especially when they're this good: a solid plot and cast of characters, a feel for the story's place and time (fourteenth-century England), and an appealing noirish air. A welcome addition to the medieval-mystery landscape." - David Pitt, Booklist