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A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery. March 1102

March 1102, and Robert de Belleme, the Black Earl of Shrewsbury, is summoned to appear before King Henry's Easter Court, to answer for siding with the King's older brother, the Duke of Normandy, in an attempt to steal the King's throne.

Meanwhile, in the crowded and dangerous streets of Southwark, south of the river Thames, Crusader Knights Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and the hearty Sir Roger of Durham witness a man murdered by hanging from the window of the Crusader's Arms Inn. But this is not just any man, he is the illegitimate nephew of Robert de Belleme, and had apparently been holding a meeting with two mysterious men. In fact, it turns out the inn has been used for many meetings of the earl's spies, and there are plans afoot to obtain a terrible weapon to use against the King, one that the Crusader Knights remember with a terrible fear from the Siege of Jerusalem Greek Fire.

Solving the murder is only the first step in uncovering the plot against the King.

Contrairement aux autres ouvrages actuellement disponibles sur la self-défense, voici le premier manuel francophone qui traite en détail les trois aspects complémentaires que sont la sécurité personnelle, la self-défense et la survie urbaine.Les auteurs détaillent ces thèmes en trois parties distinctes ponctuées d’encarts pratiques, et illustrées de nombreuses photos et de schémas explicatifs :– la sécurité personnelle présente toutes les informations qui permettent d’éviter une situation dangereuse (protection de son domicile et dans son véhicule, protection de ses informations personnelles, comportement/communication gestuelle et orale, équipements spécifiques) ;– la self-défense détaille les principes et techniques de combat pratiques, avec ou sans arme et sans rattachement à une école d’arts martiaux spécifique, à utiliser lors d’une situation d’agression ;– la survie urbaine couvre deux aspects : d’une part la survie après une agression (premiers secours, survie psychologique et juridique), d’autre part l’ensemble des connaissances utiles dans des situations extrêmes, notamment lors de voyages à l’étranger (terrorisme, épidémie, guerre...).

Lambert & Hook discover that interrogating professional actors is an impossible business in the latest intriguing mystery.

Sam Jackson is not a man who suffers fools – or anyone else – gladly. A successful British television producer who fancies himself as a Hollywood mogul, he makes enemies easily, and delights in the fact.

It is no great surprise that such a man should meet a violent death. Detective Chief Superintendent Lambert and Detective Sergeant Hook deduce that the person who killed him is almost certainly to be found among the company of actors who are shooting a series of detective mysteries in rural Herefordshire. But these are people who make a living by acting out other people’s fictions, people more at home with make-believe than real life – and the two detectives find interrogating them a difficult business. How can Lambert and Hook fight their way to the truth when faced with a cast of practised deceivers?