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[Nick Zuliani 01] - City of the Dead

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:49:56 +0300

A Nick Zuliani Mystery set in Kubilai Khan's court

Cathay, 1268. An exciting new medieval mystery series

Down on his luck in the Crimea, Venetian entrepreneur Nick Zuliani is dragged out of the gutter by Friar Alberoni. The priest wants him to be his bodyguard for an amazing journey to the court of the Mongol overlord, Kubla Khan, in the fabled city of Xanadu. Zuliani jumps at the chance, but he regrets his decision when he becomes embroiled in solving the murder of the very man Alberoni was seeking . . .

A Psalm for Falconer

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:56:27 +0200

Falconer's Crusade

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:56:24 +0200

Falconer and the Great Beast

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:56:26 +0200

Falconer and the Face of God

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:56:29 +0200

Falconer and the Face of God

Falconer's Judgement

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:56:22 +0200

Falconer's Judgement

Falconer and the Rain of Blood

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:14:39 +0200

[William Falconer 06] - Falconer and the Ritual of Death

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:01:34 +0200

A William Falconer Mystery - Oxford University, 1271. As old buildings are pulled down to make way for a new purpose-built college, a body is revealed. Regent Master William Falconer deduces that the skeleton is twenty years old. He must try to recall any significant events, when England was involved in an earlier Crusade, which could provide a solution. As the heavens open, and Oxford is threatened with flooding, Falconer is drawn into violent events where the past and the present collide with startling consequences . . .

A Deadly Injustice anzm-2

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:21:43 +0200

Nick Zuliani hails from Venice, though his mother is English. Estranged from his father, he has become a bit of a wheeler-dealer and conman. An unfortunate incident (told in one of my short stories) results in him fleeing the Serene Republic. But, as bodyguard to Friar Alberoni, he ends up at the heart of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century where he has to solve some unusual murder cases. BOOK TWO: A DEADLY INJUSTICE A Nick Zuliani Mystery set in Kubilai Khan's court – Cathay, 1268 . Nick Zuliani and Lin Chu-Tsai are sent to a provincial town to investigate the case of a young Chinese girl condemned to death for murder. They encounter an acting troupe, and a soon-to-be-famous playwright who is keen to see Mongol justice being taken to task. Zuliani and Lin are faced with a dilemma. Do they confirm the girl's guilt in the face of contrary evidence in order to save themselves? Or stand up to the local Mongol governor, and risk the wrath of the Great Khan?

Falconer and the Death of Kings

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:14:38 +0200

Master William Falconer returns in this chilling and atmospheric medieval murder mystery. - Oxford, January 1273. When Regent Master William Falconer receives a cryptic message from Friar Roger, an old friend whose experimental scientific ideas the church consider heretical, he travels to Paris to find him. On arrival, he discovers his friend has been incarcerated in a friary, and he must work to ensure that his scientific theories are not lost forever. But, unbeknownst to Falconer, King Edward has a task for him – one that will test even the Regent Master's legendary powers of deduction.

A Deadly Injustice

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:01:34 +0200

A Nick Zuliani Mystery set in Kubilai Khan’s court - Cathay, 1268. Nick Zuliani, Venetian adventurer and newly appointed Investigator to the Mongol Emperor, is sent to investigate a murder in a remote town. But Nick soon realizes that he has been sent on an impossible mission by a deadly rival – for a girl has confessed to the crime and is due to be beheaded. If Nick uncovers the truth, and saves her life, he risks undermining the local Mongol governor, with terrible diplomatic consequences. He will have to use all his wiles if he is to escape the trap laid for him.

About the Author

Ian Morson studied at Oxford University and lives in Berkhamsted, England. He is the author of "Falconer's Crusade."

Falconer's Trial

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:14:38 +0200

Master William Falconer returns in this chilling and atmospheric medieval murder mystery. - Oxford, April 1272. The Lady Ann Segrim has been murdered, and a Regent Master has been taken at the scene of the crime, red-handed. The suspect is William Falconer, but, strangely, he doesn’t deny the charges. Using Falconer’s own logical methods to solve the crime, Symon, along with Saphira Le Veske, Falconer’s new lover, sets out to clear his name, uncovering an extraordinary plot in the process.**