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

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

Eric Jager

336 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime challenging medium-paced

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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 par...

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informative 76%
dark 69%
mysterious 38%
adventurous 23%
tense 15%
emotional 7%

Pace

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slow 23%
fast 15%

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