Movie: The Last Duel

One of my favourite books is set to become a movie - Eric Jager's The Last Duel.

From IF dot com dot au:

Shaun Grant has been set to adapt the Eric Jager novel The Last Duel for Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8. Francis Lawrence (Hunger Games: Mockingjay) is to direct with Erwin Stoff producing. Set in France,The Last Duel is the true story of a duel in 1386 between knights Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris. It was the final duel sanctioned by the French government, ruled at the time by King Charles VI.  Grant scripted the Justin Kurzel-directed Australian film Snowtown, a chronicle of the fact-based Snowtown murders. He also wrote Berlin Syndrome, an adaptation of the psychological thriller novel by Melanie Joosten that Cate Shortland will direct this summer.  

Read more @ Hroarr - What Really Happened at the Last Duel - Part 1 & Part 2 by Ariella Elema

Review: The Last Duel

"The gripping, atmospheric true story of the “duel to end all duels” in medieval France: a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight’s beautiful young wife.

Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. It is at once a moving human drama, a captivating detective story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue."

My review of "The Last Duel" by Eric Jager can be found here:

• Women of History - book review
• Goodreads - review

This is one that I highly recommend - Jager is a favourite of mine - he presents a spell-binding tale.

Review: Blood Royal

Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris by Eric Jager 

Love it!

Once again Jager takes us back into French history with the murder of Louis Duke of Orleans in 1407.

We follow the investigation of Guillaume de Tigonville, as Jager uses witness depositions to the set the scene preceeding the murder. We then follow the murder investigation itself which takes de Tigonville down a dangerous political path, the results of which affect the future of France.

With clever and concise storytelling and the use of medieval documents, Jager outlines the repercussions of the investigation on both the main characters and of France itself.

See Also:

Review in France Today: A Detective In Medieval Paris

Review in Dallas News: Blood Royal

Review in Seattle Times: A Mystifying Murder In Medieval Paris

Review in Washington Post: Blood Royal

Review in Washington Post: Blood Royal

Serialised Blog Post by Eric Jager in Washington Post:

• One of history's first detectives
• The Provost examines the victim
• An eye-witness is deposed
• A break in the case
• The Provost sets a trap