Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris

A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation.

On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his brother King Charles, who had gone mad. As panic seized Paris, an investigation began. In charge was the Provost of Paris, Guillaume de Tignonville, the city's chief law enforcement officer -- and one of history's first detectives. As de Tignonville began to investigate, he realized that his hunt for the truth was much more dangerous than he ever could have imagined.

A rich portrait of a distant world, Blood Royal is a gripping story of conspiracy, crime and an increasingly desperate hunt for the truth. And in Guillaume de Tignonville, we have an unforgettable detective for the ages, a classic gumshoe for a cobblestoned era.

Author: Eric Jager
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 02/25/2014
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.29w x 1.13d
ISBN13: 9780316224512
ISBN10: 0316224510
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | France
- History | Europe | Medieval
- True Crime | Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions

About the Author
Eric Jager is an award-winning professor at UCLA and the author of many in acclaimed academic journals. He has also written three books, including the widely acclaimed The Last Duel, The Book of the Heart, and The Tempter's Voice. He lives in Los Angeles.