Kemp

Hero of the 100 Years War, Martin Kemp, is back... and this time he's playing with fire

In the medieval town of Cazoulat, France, a French nobleman called the Count of Targeres has usurped captalcy. Determined to stamp his authority on the people of Cazoulat, he is playing divide and rule, convincing the townsfolk that only he can crush the heretics in their midst.

Medieval archer Martin Kemp arrives on the Gascon frontier, where bands of brigands are pillaging undefended towns like a plague of locusts. Kemp is determined to win back control of the band of mercenaries he once captained, the Company of the Dragon - but with the company now in the pocket of the Count, he faces an impossible task.

Kemp soon finds himself caught up in a deadly game of cat and mouse with Targeres. When the Bishop of Cahors arrives at Cazoulat to carry out a Holy Inquisition, Kemp and his friends must gamble everything - their fortunes, their lives, perhaps even their souls - on a brutal showdown at the Castel de los Voltors.

The thrilling next instalment of the bestselling series by Jonathan Lunn, perfect for readers of Angus Donald, Bernard Cornwell and Matthew Harffy.