Michael Jecks is the author of more than forty-six novels in the Knights Templar medieval mystery series and seven Bloody Mary Tudor mysteries. This is the first book in his contemporary mystery series The Art of Murder. A former Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, he lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor.
The light tone is perfectly matched to the gripping plot * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * Plenty of action and all-too-plausible suspects hidden in a thicket of duplicity * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * Superb . . . a fast-moving and gripping plot * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> Starred Review of <b>The Merchant Murderers </b> * The comical hero provides an amusing instrument for exploring the mores and history of the period * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b> The Merchant Murderers </b> * Diverting . . . The main draw is high-spirited Jack, with his Bertie Woosterish commentary. Fans of offbeat Tudor mysteries will clamor for more * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Death Comes Hot</b> * The improbably and delightfully humorous protagonist moves the story to a surprising conclusion * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Dead Don't Wait</b> * Jecks brings the seamy side of Tudor London to life through rich, atmospheric descriptions of its taverns, brothels, and streets * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>A Missed Murder</b> *