About this book:

Step inside Blackthorn Hall, where a steward’s corpse is found behind a bolted oak door, the room sealed from within and a faint almond‑scented mystery hanging in the cold air. As Thomas the Reeve and Gilbert the Bailiff race against the King’s approaching justices, every ledger entry, shattered seal, and whispered rumor pulls them deeper into a web of deceit that threatens to drag the entire manor into royal ruin.

In a world where parchment holds power and a single wax seal can condemn a man, the dead steward’s final ledger reveals a list of hidden debts—including the reeve’s own name—and a letter bearing the King’s Justice’s own insignia. With the manor’s court leet looming and the sheriff’s men ready to seize the estate, Thomas must uncover who broke the steward’s book, who wielded the strange iron key, and why a stranger with fine tools vanished into the woods the night before the murder.

*The Reeve’s Court at Blackthorn Hall* blends meticulous medieval detail with a classic locked‑room puzzle, delivering a gripping procedural where every tally, every tally‑stick, and every whispered confession could mean the difference between justice and the gallows. If you crave a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of truth in a bygone age, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.