Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy #2)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00DTWHSTC
Publish date: September 16th 2013
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Medieval,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Murder Mystery
Series: Justin de Quincy (#2)
I'd actually rate this three and a half stars if I could--I enjoyed it more than I did the first book in the series, "The Queen's Man." Part of that might have been because I had just finished Penman's trilogy dealing with Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine and was loathe to leave that world. On the ...
As usual, SKP is flawless in her creation of the late 12th century including Eleanor of Aquitaine and her treacherous son John. I found this 2nd of the De Quincy novels more entertaining than the first as there was two storylines carried out and the mystery had a more satisfying ending than the firs...
I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the first. Justin seemed a little less sympathetic as a character somehow. [Oct 2010]
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