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Bezig met laden... Het huis van de nachtschade een middeleeuws mysterie met broeder Athelstan (1991)door Paul Doherty
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A murder mystery set at the beginning of Richard II’s reign in 1377. Our investigator is a priest working in the poorest of parishes in London, and also as an assistant to the coroner of London, an alcoholic but kindly knight. The first victim is a lord, secretive and discreetly homosexual, soon followed by other members of his household. Quite graphic and plausible descriptions of the smells and excesses of life in a big city in the 14th Century, and moderately convincing thread of their investigation, but the final exposition of whodunnit wasn’t so strong. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: In 1376, the famed Black Prince died of a terrible rotting sickness, closely followed by his father, King Edward III. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy, the future Richard II, and the great nobles gather like hungry wolves around the empty throne. As a terrible power struggle threatens the country, one of London's powerful merchant princes is foully murdered and Coroner Sir John Cranston and Dominican monk Brother Athelstan are ordered to investigate. When further deaths occur, they find themselves drawn ever deeper into a dark web of intrigue. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Though the series is referred to as "Athelstan" series, Sir John Cranston gets to steal the show. Cant help but notice a shade of Falstaff (from the bard's Henry IV) in Cranston. Very entertaining! ( )