Michael Jecks Books in Order
Michael Jecks is a bestselling writer of historical novels. As the son of an actuary and the youngest of four brothers, he transitioned from a career in the computer industry to full-time novelist in 1994. His internationally acclaimed Templar series, the longest crime series written by a living author, re-examines actual events and murders from the early fourteenth century. This period of treachery, civil war, deceit, and corruption serves as the backdrop for his meticulously researched novels, available in various formats from Harper Collins, Headline, and Simon and Schuster. He has also written the Vintener Trilogy, three Bloody Mary series novels, and Pilgrim's War, a Crusades story set in 1096, in addition to a modern spy thriller, Act of Vengeance. His work has garnered international recognition, with Death Ship of Dartmouth shortlisted for the Harrogate prize in 2007. A member of the Society of Authors and Royal Literary Society, Jecks has held positions of leadership within the Crime Writers' Association and Detection Club.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Michael Jecks
- #1AmazonPilgrim's War(2018)
- #1AmazonThe Last Templar(1995)
- #2AmazonThe Merchant's Partner(1995)
- #3AmazonA Moorland Hanging(1996)
- #4AmazonThe Crediton Killings(1998)
- #5AmazonThe Abbot's Gibbet(1998)
- #6AmazonThe Leper's Return(1999)
- #7AmazonSquire Throwleigh's Heir(1999)
- #8AmazonBelladonna at Belstone(1999)
- #9AmazonThe Traitor of St. Giles(2000)
- #10AmazonThe Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker(2000)
- #11AmazonThe Tournament of Blood(2001)
- #12AmazonThe Sticklepath Strangler(2001)
- #13AmazonThe Devil's Acolyte(2002)
- #14AmazonThe Mad Monk of Gidleigh(2002)
- #15AmazonThe Templar's Penance(2003)
- #16AmazonThe Outlaws of Ennor(2003)
- #17AmazonThe Tolls of Death(2004)
- #18AmazonThe Chapel of Bones(2004)
- #19AmazonThe Butcher of St Peter's(2005)
- #20AmazonA Friar's Bloodfeud(2005)
- #21AmazonThe Death Ship of Dartmouth(2006)
- #22AmazonThe Malice of Unnatural Death(2007)
- #23AmazonDispensation of Death(2007)
- #24AmazonThe Templar, the Queen and Her Lover(2008)
- #25AmazonThe Prophecy of Death(2008)
- #26AmazonThe King of Thieves(2008)
- #27AmazonNo Law in the Land(2009)
- #28AmazonThe Bishop Must Die(2010)
- #29AmazonThe Oath(2010)
- #30AmazonKing's Gold(2011)
- #31AmazonCity of Fiends(2012)
- #32AmazonTemplar's Acre(2013)
- #1AmazonThe Tainted Relic(2005)
- #2AmazonSword of Shame(2006)
- #3AmazonHouse of Shadows(2007)
- #4AmazonThe Lost Prophecies(2008)
- #5AmazonKing Arthur's Bones(2009)
- #6AmazonThe Sacred Stone(2010)
- #7AmazonHill of Bones(2011)
- #8AmazonThe First Murder(2012)
- #9AmazonThe False Virgin(2013)
- #10AmazonThe Deadliest Sin(2014)
- #11AmazonThe Sinking Admiral(2016)
- #12AmazonPlaying Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club(2025)
- #1AmazonOne Last Dance Before I Die(2023)
- #1AmazonAct of Vengeance(2018)
About Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks is a bestselling writer of historical novels. As the son of an actuary and the youngest of four brothers, he transitioned from a career in the computer industry to full-time novelist in 1994. His internationally acclaimed Templar series, the longest crime series written by a living author, re-examines actual events and murders from the early fourteenth century. This period of treachery, civil war, deceit, and corruption serves as the backdrop for his meticulously researched novels, available in various formats from Harper Collins, Headline, and Simon and Schuster. He has also written the Vintener Trilogy, three Bloody Mary series novels, and Pilgrim's War, a Crusades story set in 1096, in addition to a modern spy thriller, Act of Vengeance. His work has garnered international recognition, with Death Ship of Dartmouth shortlisted for the Harrogate prize in 2007. A member of the Society of Authors and Royal Literary Society, Jecks has held positions of leadership within the Crime Writers' Association and Detection Club.
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