Dragon's Lair

July 1193. King Richard Lionheart lies in a German prison, held for ransom by the emperor. His mother, Dowager Queen Eleanor, ransacks England for gold to buy his freedom, while his younger brother, John, plots with King Philippe of France to ensure that he rots and dies in chains.

When a ransom payment vanishes, Eleanor hastily dispatches young Justin de Quincy to investigate. In wild, beautiful Wales, his devotion to the queen will be supremely tested-as an arrogant border earl, a cocky Welsh prince, an enchanting lady, and a traitor of the deepest dye welcome him with false smiles and deadly conspiracies. The queen's treasure is nowhere to be found, but assassins are everywhere . . . and blood runs red in the dragon's lair.

Author: Sharon Kay Penman
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 11/23/2004
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780345434234

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.5
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 79476 / Dragon's Lair: A Medieval Mystery

About the Author
Sharon Kay Penman is the author of the historical novels A King's Ransom, The Sunne in Splendour, Here Be Dragons, Falls the Shadow, The Reckoning, When Christ and His Saints Slept, Time and Chance, Devil's Brood, and Lionheart. Additionally, she has written four medieval mysteries: The Queen's Man, Cruel as the Grave, Dragon's Lair, and Prince of Darkness. She lives in Mays Landing, New Jersey.