The Tainted Relic by Simon Beaufort, Michael Jecks, Susanna Gregory, Bernard Knight, Philip Gooden, Ian Morson, The Medieval Murderers

502 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
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It was July, 1100. Jerusalem lies ransacked. Amidst the chaos, an English knight is entrusted with a valuable religious relic: a fragment of the True Cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ. The relic is said to be cursed: anyone who tou...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
challenging 100%
dark 100%
mysterious 100%
tense 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

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