Eric Jager

The Last Duel

A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller."-Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the "duel to end all duels" in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife, soon to be a major motion picture. In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years' War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, finds his wife, Marguerite, accusing squire Jacques Le Gris of brutally raping her. A deadlocked court decrees a "trial by combat" that also leaves Marguerite's fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is a fierce duel before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded-but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating detective story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House LLC
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 135mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 200g
• ISBN-13: 9780767914178
• ISBN-10: 0767914171
• Artikelnr.: 22047357

Autorenporträt

Eric Jager