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.