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Anne is killed, vengeance is exacted, and arrows fly, when William and his company of archers conduct cutting-out expeditions to take French and Moorish prizes and search for the priceless religious relics that were seized amidst the fighting and taken from Constantinople while it was being sacked by the crusaders. It is another of Martin Archer's exciting and action-packed novels in his epic "The Company of Archers" saga about a serf who rose to become the captain of what was left of a company of crusading English archers—and what happens to him and his men after he leads the survivors ...

This is by far the longest book in the series and one of the very best. King Henry is ailing, Prince Edward is crusading in the Holy Land, and England's barons are planning to rise again in a third Barons War in another effort to put one of their own on the throne. The barons' plan is to muster their forces in western Devon and forage in nearby Cornwall because it has no knights and levies to defend it. Proceeding with their plan to forage in Cornwall is a bad decision that results in intense fighting between the barons and the Company of Archers—and an unexpected gambit by the Company's ...

A novella from the Company of Archers saga. Arrows fly, swords clash, nobles and church men are gulled out of their coins, and the French and Venetians are successfully blamed for things they did not do. "The Empire Has No Gold" is exciting novella in Martin Archer’s action-packed saga of Cornwall’s Company of Archers, a free company that began operating transports and shipping posts at the dawn of Britain’s military supremacy and the beginning of its great merchant companies. It is an enjoyable and witty read that sticks pins into the church and nobility along the way. The on-going ...

The year is 1219 in Constantinople and the recently widowed English-born empress of the great Latin Empire has been chosen by God to be her young son’s regent. She, in turn, has hired the Company of Archers to help defend her throne against the many kings and princes who are trying to replace her. This is the story of a real life game of thrones set in the early years when the first of the great merchant companies were being formed and Britain was just beginning to grow into a naval and commercial powerhouse that would punch far above its weight in the centuries that followed.

Arrows fly, swords clash, nobles and church men are gulled out of their coins, and the French and Venetians are successfully blamed for things they did not do.

London: Die Metropolitan Police ruft eine neue Abteilung ins Leben, die sich ungelösten Fällen aus der Vergangenheit annehmen soll. Aber wie spürt man einen Mörder auf, dessen Spur bereits kalt ist? Genua: Der berüchtigte Millionär, Kunstsammler und verurteilter Betrüger Miles Faulkner wird für tot erklärt. Doch warum führt sein Anwalt die Geschäfte in seinem Namen fort? Atlantik: An Bord einer Luxusfähre mit Kurs auf New York kommt ein Mitglied einer einflussreichen Familiendynastie ums Leben.

In Band 5 der Bestseller-Reihe ermittelt William Warwick im Umfeld des Royal Protection Command – und muss für die Sicherheit der Königinfamilie geradestehen. William Warwick, der aus bestem Hause kommt, ist von einem Wunsch erfüllt: In seinem Streben nach Gerechtigkeit möchte er die Karriereleiter des britischen Polizeiapparats durchlaufen – vom einfachen Streifenbeamten bis zum Commissioner. London, 1988: Ganz Großbritannien ist im Royal-Fieber. Die Prinzessin der Herzen steht im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit wie kein Mitglied der Königsfamilie vor ihr.

William Warwick hat es weit gebracht, seit er vor wenigen Jahren als einfacher Streifenbeamter seinen Dienst bei der Londoner Polizei antrat. Mittlerweile ist er stolzer Vater von Zwillingen, und bei der Jagd auf Kunstfälscher und Drogenbarone hat er sich als fähiger Ermittler erwiesen. Doch nun lauert Unrecht in den eigenen Reihen: Der junge Detective Jerry Summers wird der Bestechlichkeit verdächtigt. Williams Team ermittelt undercover gegen die eigene Behörde - eine gefährliche Aufgabe, die höchstes Fingerspitzengefühl erfordert.

This is another of the good reads in the exciting and action-packed Company of Archers saga about an English villager who rose to become the captain of a company of English archers and fought his way to riches beyond his wildest dreams—and forever changed medieval and modern England. The other books in this exciting medieval saga about an Englishman who fought his way to wealth and power are also available on Kindle and in print. They can be found on Amazon and Kindle. Search for Martin Archer books.

Taking a train full of currency or capturing a Spanish treasure ship is nothing compared to the greatest theft in history—when the captain of a company of English archers and his men stole the entire treasury and religious relics of the world’s greatest and richest empire and escaped to Cornwall with chests and chests of gold coins and priceless relics. This is the action-packed story of what happened afterwards when the captain tried to turn the relics into coins for himself and his men. It is a very good read.

Arrows fly, swords clash, nobles and churchmen are gulled out of their coins, and the French and Venetians are successfully blamed for things they did not do. The Venetian Gambit is another story in Martin Archer’s great action-packed saga about Cornwall’s Company of Archers, a free company that began operating armed transports and shipping posts at the dawn of Britain’s military supremacy and the beginning of its great merchant companies. It is an enjoyable and sometimes witty read that sticks pins into the Church and nobility along the way. It is the year 1219. George Courtenay and ...

The United States appears to be on the verge of going to war in the near future. This is an action-packed novel about what might happen to America's soldiers and Marines when it does. It is a rewritten and updated version of an earlier Martin Archer novel entitled "War in the East."

This is an absolutely hilarious novel. You will love it if you enjoyed Jimmy Breslin's "The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight." If Mel Brooks was alive he would make it into a movie. It is available for a movie screenplay.

The Venetians attempt to prevent the Latin Empire's gold from reaching Rome to buy the prayers needed before God will allow the Holy Father to recognize the widowed Empress as her son's regent.

Arrows fly, swords clash, nobles and churchmen are gulled out of their coins, and the French and Venetians are successfully blamed for things they did not do. This a collection of three complete books from Martin Archer’s great action-packed saga about Cornwall’s Company of Archers, a free company that began operating armed transports and shipping posts at the dawn of Britain’s military supremacy and the beginning of its great merchant companies. It is an enjoyable and sometimes witty read that sticks pins into the Church and nobility along the way.It is the year 1219. George ...

Author Michael Cameron Adams has done something new. This exciting and action-packed novel uses fiction to look at the war America and its allies might have to fight in the near future—and the experiences that will happen during the war to the men and women who are now in the military or about to join it. What is new is that the author has done this by revising and setting into the immediate future War Breaks Out, a novel by Martin Archer about the harsh realities of a war that might have happened in the past. Much has been made of the advances in warfare and weapons and the changes in ...

Arrows fly, swords clash, nobles and church men are gulled out of their coins, and the French and Venetians are successfully blamed for things they did not do. This is another book, and one of the very best, in Martin Archer's exciting and action-packed saga of Cornwall's Company of Archers at the dawn of Britain’s military supremacy and the beginning of its great merchant companies. It is an enjoyable and sometimes witty read that sticks pins into the church and nobility along the way. The on-going saga of the Company of Archers is set in dangerous and gritty feudal England during a time...

Arrows fly, swords clash, women are bedded, prizes are taken, nobles and churchmen are gulled out of their coins, and the French and Venetians are successfully blamed for things they did not do. It is the summer of year 1321. Edward the Second and his lover Lord Despenser, are being challenged by the Queen and her lover Lord Mortimer who want to put her son on throne as England's king with the Queen as the boy's regent and Mortimer as the de facto King. The archers are hard at work doing what they do best when their is conflict and confusing - extracting coins from everyone. In this case to...

William Warwick hat es weit gebracht, seit er vor wenigen Jahren als einfacher Streifenbeamter seinen Dienst bei der Londoner Polizei antrat. Mittlerweile ist er stolzer Vater von Zwillingen, und bei der Jagd auf Kunstfälscher und Drogenbarone hat er sich als fähiger Ermittler erwiesen. Doch nun lauert Unrecht in den eigenen Reihen: Der junge Detective Jerry Summers wird der Bestechlichkeit verdächtigt. Williams Team ermittelt undercover gegen die eigene Behörde - eine gefährliche Aufgabe, die höchstes Fingerspitzengefühl erfordert.

Taking a train full of currency or capturing a Spanish treasure ship is nothing compared to the greatest theft in history—when the captain of a company of English archers and his men stole the entire treasury and religious relics of the world’s greatest and richest empire and escaped to Cornwall with chests and chests of gold coins and priceless relics. This is part of the exciting and action-packed story of how it happened and, in particular, what happened afterward to affect the people involved.