I look forward to each addition to Swinfen's Oxford mysteries series, and this installment did not disappoint. Occurring just weeks after The Huntsman's Tale , the story of lovable Nicholas Elyot carries on seamlessly. Now we find ourselves returned to Oxford in time for the St Frideswide's Fair, wh...
I love pretty much everything about this series. Nicholas Elyot is a charming protagonist who loves his friends, his children, and his books. The setting of Oxford and the surrounding area following the plague that decimated the population allows for wonderful exploration into how the people remaini...
Series: Oxford Medieval Mysteries #1 Well, that was a disappointing read. Admittedly, I think my reading was tainted by that first editorial snafu on page 18 or so where the main character, Nicholas, sends a written message to a widow that can’t read. Yes, I suppose she could be expected to find s...
As I said in my review of The Bookseller's Tale, I was powerless to resist the urge to move on to this second book in Ann Swinfen's Oxford Medieval Mysteries once I had finished the first. I was not disappointed. While this novel retains the characters and setting that I grew to love in the first ...
This novel was pure pleasure. I find that I have increasingly less time to read books that I have chosen just for the joy of them, but this was one of them. In fact, I became so caught up in the story of tender Nicholas Elyot that I moved immediately on to the next in the series, The Novice's Tale. ...
I have enjoyed all of this series—some books more than others, but every one has its own charms. This one was a particular pleasure. Kit is installed as an assistant physician at St. Thomas's Hospital, the second great facility caring for the poor in late 16th-century England, and in charge of the m...
Book 4 of a wonderful series. Every bit worthy of its predecessors. Kit is back in London and dealing with the consequences of book 3—many of them unpleasant—but handles them with the usual aplomb. I can't say more without giving away spoilers. FULL DISCLOSURE: I became friends with the author aro...
Worthy successor to book 1, with Kit now helping England defeat the approaching Spanish Armada. I will write a longer review when I reach the end of book 5.
Christoval Alvarez, an immigrant to England from Portugal and a "New Christian" forced to convert from Judaism to escape the Inquisition, already juggles the expectations of opposing cultural worlds. He wants nothing more than to become a learned physician like his father, but his gift for mathemati...
This was a perfectly OK read. I filed it under 'mystery' and 'historical mystery,' but what it really is, is a historical thriller. Unfortunately, I've read quite enough about the Babbington Plot to not really be surprised. The setting and characterization were done well. Christoval Alvarez i...
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