review

kept me engaged from beginning to end. Great listen, narration and storyline. Just concentrated on the plot and not the politics of the time.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

This is a great historical mystery

Kept me going right until the end - much better than many of the audiobooks I’ve paid for. It’s superb considering it’s free. Narrator is great and has a good range and the world building is also very good. Perfect at Christmas time.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Passed the time nicely

Not to taxing and a little to cosy for me. Interesting bits of history and it was in the Audible a plus catalog so what’s not to like. Well narrated.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Alright

I apologise for the title but what can one say when it's the perfect word for a reading experience.

The characters are rather two dimensional - I never really felt a meaningful connection with any of them. The main protagonist, Christopher Redmayne is not only an implausible detective, he is implausible romantic hero. He is bland, his lady-love is dull and even the villains are unthreatening and less than interesting. Having said that, the plot was entertaining enough, in a light way and was the reason why I kept going to the end. I should also give credit to the narrator here, too, whose skill probably made the plot and dialogue more interesting.

As an historical novel it’s not instructive. I doubt much research was needed to make this novel sound plausible - you could possibly cut and past most of the description of clothing and put this in any era.

If you want an unchallenging read that might be an antidote to a stressful day then this is the perfect choice.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

6 people found this helpful

A Great Listen

A quite entertaining story beautifully narrated by Glen McCready.
Another worth while listen from Edward Marston.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Entertaining story

A good story, a few twists and turns and good narration. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

A pleasant enough romp

Not earth shattering but happy enough to spend a few hours of an annoying convalescence listening to it. I think this was probably the second or third of this particular series that I’ve listened to and I will look out for another if I’m laid up again in the near future. Good narration though.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

Great medieval yarn

A great story, set with a lot of historical fact intrigue and a very good plot I look forward to reading another in the series!

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Excellent narration

I was very impressed with the narration, the narrator brought the story to life, imbuing it with emotions I don't think I would have felt if I was just reading the book. Good story, didn't waste time with "he said, she said" and the narrator was good at changing voices to suit the different characters. Very little description of attire, in fact I found myself drifting into other era's because of that and was only brought back to the era the book was set in by the author occasionally reminding me of the building going on after the great fire. There only appears to be one other audiobook in this series, I hope there will be more ...

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Loved it

Terrific story/ plot/ twists, excellent characters, very well and delightfully read , good bits of social history as well

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!