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Fountain City Paranormal Research Mysteries
St. Edmundsbury Mysteries
“The relic is gone!”
On her first day working in the Abbey of St. Edmundsbury, Aileen finds herself in the center of it all when a Crusader returning from the Holy Land brings a priceless gift, a piece of the True Cross upon which Jesus died. But when the gift is stolen and the family of Aileen’s friend Ruth is accused of the theft, Aileen and her friends are put to tests of bravery, loyalty, and wit as they work to exonerate Ruth’s family and restore the spirit of the town.
Crusader’s Way is the first installment of a debut YA historical mystery series. The books can be read as standalones, although it is recommended to read them in order.
“It was the dead man’s sword!”
Hugh, son of the blacksmith and a lifelong friend of Aileen and Robert, introduces to them this new adventure, one in which a good man is cut down before he can present an offering to the shrine of St. Edmund on behalf of his master.
When Aylwin, an Anglo-Saxon steward to a great Norman lord, is found foully murdered, the town of St. Edmundsbury is rocked by the death and the knowledge that someone among them could be the killer.
In the process of discovering who did this terrible deed, the Abbey embroiderer and goldsmith’s apprentice must use their talents and their heads to find the culprit before anyone else gets hurt. But what they learn may lead them to the very depths of greed and envy that can cause some to reject the laws of God and man.
Penitent’s Sword is the second installment of a YA historical mystery series. The books can be read as standalones, although it is recommended to read them in order.
A runaway serf, his master, and a Norman cleric all converge on St. Edmundsbury, setting the whole town whispering and bringing a new mystery to light.
The third chronicle in the St. Edmundsbury Mysteries follows Aileen and Robert, as well as their families and friends, as they search for a stolen embroidery and the answer to a mystery that reaches far beyond the abbey walls. Aileen’s mother may hold the key to identifying the tapestry, but the friends must hurry if they are to solve the mystery before someone gets hurt.
The legendary Bayeux Tapestry, which today hangs in the town which has given it its name, is incomplete. The last panels were torn off the work at some time in history and either hidden or destroyed. Is it possible that the answer to their fate lies in the history of St. Edmundsbury and its abbey?
Trivia Books
Do you know how long it took to complete the Domesday Book? Or how the Butter Tower got its name? How about what the smell of sweaty sheep indicated to medieval physicians?
In this collection of 800 questions, which range from easy to diabolical, you’ll get to dive into the interesting and sometimes weird world of the High Middle Ages.