pickA history of the Capetians from Hugh through to Charles IV (before it passed to the Valois) focussing on each of the kings. I was familiar with some of them before (like Philip Augustus and Philip IV (the fair) but this helped to put them in sequence in a very readable way.
pickA novice monk is forced to steal. Then murders start. Is the legend of a novice who started off stealing and ended up committing murder until he was dragged down to Hell by his victim's ghost being re-played in real life?
Lots of twists and turns, so many in fact I'm not sure I fully understood how all the different threads fitted together even with the final explanations.
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1320s Tavistock, Devon
We open with a monk entertaining novices with a ghost story.
Image sources:
https://www.wilcuma.org.uk/the-history-of-devon-after-1066/towns-and-countryside...
http://www.visitthepast.co.uk/tavistock-abbey-gatehouse-3
Recent acquisition for our personal library.
pick#HauntsAndHexes Day 20: In this delightfully strange novel, the art of making #potion(s) has been described in such detailed and exquisite fashion. My full review posted in 2011 can be found here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-1yo
Recent acquisition for our personal library.
pickThe vill of Sticklepath holds many dark secrets and when the skeleton of a young girl is found and rumours of cannibalism abound, Sir Baldwin and friends come to investigate.
The author is very good at invoking an atmosphere but be warned, it's a very depressing one.
