FALCONER'S JUDGEMENT: A Medieval Oxford Mystery.

N.Y.: Saint Martin's Press, 1996. 1st US edition, February 1996, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with a couple of tiny nicks, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover.. 2nd in the series featuring Regent Master of 13th century Oxford William Falconer. Set in thirteenth-century Oxford; it is 1264 and Pope Alexander lies dying. Our protagonist, Regent Master Falconer, serves as a monk, a lecturer and teacher, an Aristotelian philosopher, and amateur sleuth. Sadly, as the Pope lies dying, the cardinals begin to position themselves for power in attempt to become the next pope. Meanwhile, back in England, a sinister murderer develops a dark and deadly scheme. The power struggle within the church hierarchy turns lethal in Oxford, when Cardinal Otho's (the Papal Legate) brother is killed by an assassin's arrow; the blame quickly falls upon a group of rioting students. Now Falconer must solve the mystery and find the murderer in order to save their lives, while sinister forces work against him.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.