J Michael Butcher

Flames of Norwich J Michael Butcher

In the aftermath of Magna Carta "disinherited" Barons raided the City of Norwich to acquire funds for their failing cause, and met with little resistance.
In fear of hidden support for the rebellion the King sends agents to Norwich and thus Martin Den Helder and Sir Michel D'Artois are drawn into a city underworld of murder, extortion and crime that has some powerful, if secret, backing.
Like poking a hornets' nest, Den Helder and D'Artois feel the backlash of their enquiries.
Finally a vicious murder at the Trinity Fair escalates the atmosphere of tension and resentment between City and Church to a full scale riot and buildings of the cathedral and city are burned, valuables looted and violence and murder unrestrained.
'Flames of Norwich' is a story of murder and mystery woven around real events, people and places of the City of Norwich in the 13th century.