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1144: When an unidentifiable body is found it naturally falls
upon out trusty trio to discover who it was and who killed
him. Could it be the missing envoy from the Prince of Powys?
This involves a trip into Wales with the bitterly complaining
Catchpole and a stay at a manor filled with suspects.
I was so pleased
to discover that there is going to be a seventh book in the
series later this year! I have become attached to the characters
and find the teasing plots to be real page turners. No gimmicks
here, just good old fashioned storytelling skills as well
as prowess at creating people you care about and exciting
plots. I don’t know enough about mid-12th century Britain
to spot the errors but get swept along with the sheer momentum
of it all. That is, in my opinion at least, the way it should
be.
This time our
sleuths get to visit a hostile Welsh court and an equally
hostile Marches manor, where the lord is feeble and his visiting
brother ailing, while his beautiful, unsatisfied wife clashes
with his domineering mother. Somebody must have killed the
envoy, but it will take all the trio’s detective skills
to discover who. The team rush about, distracted by red herrings
and suspecting first one person, then another…to say
more would be spoiling the story. Tempering what might be
rather grim are plenty of lighter moments, which show the
humanity of the characters and remind us that despite living
over 850 years later, we are all people. A winning series
that will hopefully run and run. Highly recommended.
Reviews
of other titles in this series:
Servant of Death #1 [ Amazon
]
Ordeal
by Fire #2 [ Review
]
Marked to Die #3 [ Review
]
Hostage To Fortune #4 [ Review
]
Vale of Tears #5 [ Review
]
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