The Disorderly Knights

The third book in an enthralling series about the legendary Scottish warrior, Lymond - reissued with a brand new packageSummer, 1551, and Francis Crawford of Lymond is in Malta to assist the Knights of St John defend the island from an invading Turkish fleet. But under a weak leader there is dissension in the ranks of the Knights - and the chances of repelling invasion look slim.Here Lymond meets Knight Grand Cross Graham Reid Malett - known as Gabriel - a fellow Scot famed for his virtues. It is soon clear that Gabriel's wiles in war and intrigue rival Lymond's own as he attempts to bring his new comrade in arms into the bosom of his scheming.And if Gabriel should fail then his sister, Joleta, whose seductive charms no man can resist is waiting to prevail.Caught between warring factions and nations, between the wiles of Gabriel and the lascivious charms of Joleta, will Lymond prove strong enough to remain his own man?

“Praise for Dorothy Dunnett -- - A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention -- New York Times Marvellous, breathtaking -- The Times A masterpiece of historical fiction-- Washington Post One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas-- Cleveland Plain Dealer Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety-- The Times Vivid, engaging, densely plotted - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction-- New York Times”

Praise for Dorothy Dunnett -
A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention New York Times
Marvellous, breathtaking The Times
A masterpiece of historical fiction Washington Post
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety The Times
Vivid, engaging, densely plotted - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction New York Times

Frequently described as the finest historical fiction writer of her time, Dorothy Dunnett earned worldwide acclaim for her blend of scholarship and imagination. She is best known for her two superb series of historical fiction - The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolo - set in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and ranging across Europe and the Mediterranean, and for King Hereafter, the eleventh-century story of Earl Thorfinn of Orkney whom Dorothy believed was also King Macbeth. In 1992, Dorothy Dunnett was awarded the OBE for her services to literature, and in 2014 Dunnett's most enduring hero, Francis Crawford of Lymond, was voted Scotland's favourite literary character - beating the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and Ivanhoe. Dunnett died 9 November 2001, having sold half a million copies internationally.

'The trouble about Mr Crawford is that he puts up with his enemies and plays merry hell with his friends' Summer, 1551, and Francis Crawford of Lymond is in Malta to assist the Knights of St John defend the island from an invading Turkish fleet. But under a weak leader there is dissension in the ranks of the Knights - and the chances of repelling invasion look slim. Here Lymond meets Knight Grand Cross Graham Reid Malett - known as Gabriel - a fellow Scot famed for his virtues. It is soon clear that Gabriel's wiles in war and intrigue rival Lymond's own as he attempts to bring his new comrade in arms into the bosom of his scheming. And if Gabriel should fail then his sister, Joleta, whose seductive charms no man can resist is waiting to prevail. Caught between warring factions and nations, between the wiles of Gabriel and the lascivious charms of Joleta, will Lymond prove strong enough to remain his own man? 'Romance in the grand manner. I recommend it for your delight' Sunday Times

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