Prince of Darkness - first US edition

by Sharon Kay Penman - signed

The fourth in the sharply honed medieval mystery featuring Justin de Quincy, the unacknowledged bastard son of a bishop who has sworn his allegiance to the politically powerful dowager queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Lured to Paris under false pretenses by his seductive ex-lover and mother of his child, Justin is furious to learn that Claudine has acted at the behest of the insidiously devious Prince John. Though admittedly eager to acquire his absent brother Richard's throne, it appears that John is being unjustly framed for plotting to commit regicide. Reluctantly drawn into a web of intrigue and deceit, Justin joins forces with his longtime nemesis, Durand de Curzon. Nothing, however, is as it seems, and Justin must keep his ample wits about him to avoid becoming the next victim of a treacherous killer.

Book has purple boards quarter-bound with navy blue cloth; gold-stamped spine and device on front board; clean inside and out, signed by the author on the title page. Read once with care.

Dust jacket is in fine condition, always mylar-protected.