What a brilliant read!

A wonderfully written and researched slice of historical crime with just the right level of complexity. The narrator was pitch perfect too. Great addition to the Plus catalog.

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Interesting but poorly told

I have to repeat the opinion of another reviewer, in that while the story echoed with historic detail and some characters were alive and 3 dimensional, most others were left flat and without enough detail.

Mostly though, the author's habit of telling us in long prose about conversations that had happened,rather than driving the experience of the story through the conversations themselves, became tiring and repetitious by the end. It interfered with the connection to the characters, and I shan't pay to hear more long reporting of past events in the next books.

Also, the strange focus on sex rather unbalanced it all, and felt discordant, rather than enhancing understanding of the characters.
Shame really, had great potential as a series of stories.

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enjoyable

I enjoyed this book. Medieval mysteries with good female protagonists are right up my alley, this one is good, I will listen again in a few months.

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Enjoyable but flawed

This is a light, enjoyable mediaeval murder. Any historical inaccuracies passed me by and I will forgive the Americanisms. What I can’t forgive though, is placing East Anglia on the Welsh border. That’s like putting Boston in California.

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Wine

Sorry I found it rather boring. Too much talk and little action for my liking

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Fascinating use of a “taboo” subject to create insightful characterisation

Very beautifully read/performed, with appropriate pace and distinction between the characters and their circumstances.

The choice of subject and the characterisation of an issue which, even today, haunts the relationship of most religious denominations with the realities of society, makes the story deeply humanistic. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there was much scene setting for future editions in this collection.

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enjoyed it very much

I really enjoyed this book, it's a bit of a 'feel good' story even tho it's a murder mystery.

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Decent story ruined with Americanisms

I feel that if you are going to get an American actress to read in a stereotypical ‘English’ accent for authenticity (though obviously Norman French would have been the tongue of the time) that you should make sure they pronounce things in the English manner instead of lazy American. Extremely grating and I almost gave up several times but quite liked the characters and story, predictable as it was and inaccuracies aside. I doubt I will bother with any more in the series.

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Unexpected little gem

Wanda McCaddon is great as the narrator and the storyline bowls along at a nice pace. Not hugely challenging but very easy on the ear and interesting .. looking forward to the rest of the series!

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A Great Listen!

Well performed and read for the most part. Research appears to have been meticulously done. I certainly want to know if and where Thomas goes next. Certainly times were hard in them, there days!

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