Jean-Michel sets out to replace sacred relics lost in a suspicous cathedral fire - and treachery follows him.
The Schulte & Gert German translation, retitled  "The Sign of the Cross."
Another German edition with different cover art.
A reliquary of the True Cross. The Middle Ages saw a rich trade in valuable relics - and not a few battles over their possession.

Relics
A suspicious cathedral fire.
A missing relic.
A terrorist plot to kill the king of France.
Intrigue, betrayal, romance.
Another day in the 13th Century.

Relics (Thomas Nelson 1993) tells the story of Jean-Michel d'Anjou, a young disinherited knight who tries to save the Sword of St. Martin in a burning cathedral but fails. However, a perfect cross is burned on his shirt, which the bishop takes as a sign that Jean-Michel should go on a quest to find relics to replace those lost in the blaze. Consumed by an impossible longing for the lovely baroness who finances the venture, Jean-Michel travels with a randy troubadour and wandering scholar through sham shrines and dangerous tournaments before landing in Crusader Palestine, where he becomes entangled in a terrorist plot to assassinate King Louis IX.

"Desjarlais' descriptions of medieval life and times are realistic and complete. The author obviously knows this historical time inside and out. Readers will find this novel filled with enough excitement, adventure, intrigue and romance to keep the interest level high."

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"Relics will provide hours of enjoyment as readers follow Jean-Michel d'Anjou from one perilous adventure to another!"

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Relics
Thomas Nelson, trade paper, 320 pp.
ISBN 0-8407-6735-8
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