Mar. 26, 2010 - The Killing Way by Tony Hays

By combining a mystery with the historical genre, Tony Hays has created a book that is part CSI, part medieval epic. From Sherlock Holmes to Hercule Poirot, Columbo to Monk, detectives in books and movies are portrayed as having unique characteristics that endear them to the reader. In the tradition of quirky detectives, comes a medieval anti-hero named Malgwyn, a one-armed farmer and warrior, fallen on bad luck due to his perception of worthlessness since the loss of his arm in battle. His appointment by Arthur to solve the murder of a serving girl is a race against the clock to clear the magician Merlin before he must be executed. As the investigation continues, the stakes become higher and danger surrounds everyone involved. Can Malgwyn find the murderer and discover his motive before it is too late?