Maitland has dug into some obscure corners of medieval history to produce an almost parallel universe. In the company of liarsis a truly original thriller, strikingly fresh and unpredictable. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In the company of liars is that rare animal a truly original thriller, strikingly fresh and unpredictable. Then, in a series of flashbacks, he works through the clues behind the clues that led to these two events. A lot of things mentioned in the time travellers guide to medieval england come to life in this novel.
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