December, 1330. When thieves snatch a priceless holy relic from a Pontefract church, Friar Tuck and the bailiff, John Little, set out through snowbound Yorkshire to recover it.
The relic is the only hope for a gravely ill girl. But the hunt soon turns bloody.
From frozen dales to the mud-slick streets of York, John and Tuck pursue ruthless crime lord William Wake and his brutal enforcers: the battle-hardened Henry Tanner and the murderous giant Grimbald de Pendok.
When they finally face each other with swords in the snow, will Little John and Friar Tuck find they have met their match at last, or will there be a Christmas miracle?
Swords in the Snow by Matthew Harffy and Steven A McKay is published on 6 November, 2025. It’sthe latest book in the Forest Lord series.
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