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The Westminster Poisoner
- Adventures of Thomas Chaloner, Book 4
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
Susanna Gregory, author of the Matthew Bartholomew series of medieval mysteries, has created another compelling fictional detective set in Restoration London.
The fourth adventure in the Thomas Chaloner series.
Christopher Vine, a Treasury clerk working in solitary piety in the Painted Chamber of the Palace of Westminster, is not alone. A killer waits in the draughty hall to ensure Vine will not live to see in the New Year.
And Vine is not the only government official to die that season. The Lord Chancellor fears his enemies will skew any investigation to cause him maximum damage, so he decides to commission his own inquiries into the murders and, with his suspicions centred on Greene, another clerk, he instructs Thomas Chaloner to prove that Greene is the killer. Chaloner can prove otherwise, but unravelling the reasons behind his employer's suspicions is as complex as discovering the motives for the killings. His search for the real murderer plunges him into a stinking seam of corruption that leads towards the Royal apartments and to people determined to make Christmas 1663 Chaloner's last....
Critic reviews
"Pungent with historical detail." (Irish Times)
"A richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing." (Good Book Guide)
"Corpses a-plenty, exciting action sequences and a satisfying ending." (Mystery People)
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- 07-11-21
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(Read this in order-place, and all other books in the series bought and waiting.) First to say, the performance by Gordon Griffin of the audio-book is the best so far - with a clarity and strength of voice making it a really enjoyable listen. Chaloner and repeat characters maintain interest though the buffoonery of his employer tends to pall on me somewhat. For me this novel was interesting for a) Chaloner’s struggle with himself and how far he is able to open up with others, and b) the more obvious presence of Spymaster Williamson. I also like the introduction into this novel of a piece of art that the reader is able to look-up and get a better visual sense of. Susanna Gregory’s plots continue to be complex and with many elements, and have long given up on any serious effort to solve the mystery. It is enough to enjoy the journey. Susanna Gregory novels are substantial in length and I always question whether they should be edited down. This might help the pace. I look forward to future novels with their significant historical events. For now it will be a break from Chaloner and then another Matthew Bartholomew chronicle.
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