Dear Bernard I must admit that I had never read your work before but I have just finished reading The Grail Quest – and I was spell bound for two weeks. I initially purchased Harlequin because I am very interested in the Hundred Year War and read somewhere that you used this in one of your novels. As I ploughed through the book I realised that you recounting events as I had always envisioned them. But you managed to add something extra to what I already thought I knew. I was sent back in time and was experiencing the sights and sounds of the period. Your eye for detail is extraordinary and the tale of Thomas Hookton left me enthralled throughout. I immediately purchased the next two in the series and loved every minute of them. I thank you wholeheartedly for bestowing these wonderful gifts. I thought there was a just and poetic irony that Guy did actually hold the Grail during the attack on Hookton. I believe he deserved his death at the hands of Thomas, but I still think he was a passionate and pious man in his own twisted way. I laughed so hard when reading the Count of Berat’s barbed comments towards his nephew. The bearded lady anecdote was hilarious. But seriously, I laughed, cried and felt anger during the rollercoaster of The Grail Quest and am sad that it has ended. But at least I have the three books which, in my eyes, stand as a monument to the greatest mystery known to man. You did it justice, Bernard, and for that you should be so proud. Yours Sincerely Karl Kessler