Murder at Penwood Manor: Book 5 of The Harwood Mysteries by Antony Barone Kolenc on Amazon
Young medieval sleuth Xan returns in this continuation of The Harwood Mysteries. When he and Christina travel to Harwood Abbey, a terrible murder at Penwood Manor drags them into conflict with a Crusader named Laurence. This strange man appears to be very ill and tormented by demons from the past. Did Laurence really kill a smithy from his own village, just as he returned from the Holy Land?
Xan’s old friends, Lucy and Joshua reunite with him as he tries to solve the murder and free Laurence from the threat of the hangman’s noose. Laurence’s intended bride, Muriel, has ties with Lucy and the nunnery. Roger Smithy, the murder victim, terrorized Muriel and other maidens in the village, so everyone has a vested interest in this case.
Things really get out of hand when someone tries to confess to the murder, Brother Leo is attacked, and Xan must decide between listening to Lucy, or Christina. Do both girls really love him? Is their love
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