Dragon's Lair
ISBN:
9780140250985 (0140250980)
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction Fantasy,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Medieval,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Cozy Mystery
Series: Justin de Quincy (#3)
I enjoyed this and the previous book in the series more than I did the first book, "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. However, I also liked it even more than t...
Third in the series, so I can't decide if I'd missed something by not having read book 2. However, it was still pretty good. Justin de Quincy is a likeable lad who workd for the Queen, doing all sorts of odd jobs that require a bit of brains. This time he's in Wales, trying to retrieve some of the r...
Justin de Quincy tries to find missing ransom money for Eleanor of Aquitaine. Sex! Murder! Suspense! The history is fine and the characters aren’t unduly anachronistic, but it’s all just boring. I’d hoped that by jumping in halfway through a series I could amuse myself by trying to figure out what h...
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