Valerie and Jay S. reviewed on 3/17/2007

The Merchant's Partner by Michael Jecks is the 2nd book in his "The Knights Templar" series. Set in the Medieval West Country of England, it follows the local bailiff Simon Puttock and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, Keeper of the King's Peace, as they attempt to solve the murder of a local midwife, widely believed to be a witch.

Jeck's historial setting is dead on, and the story is much more engaging than the first book in the series (The Last Templar). If you enjoy historical fiction you will like this book, but as a murder mystery goes, it's relatively cut and dried.

Literary Quality: 7/10

Enjoyment: 7/10

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