1176.The sacrist of a Cistercian abbey has been horrible murdered. As the abbot is an old acquaintance of Aelred Barling,a senior clerk at the court of King Henry,it is evident that Westminster dispatches him and his assistant Hugo Stanton to this remote monastery in North-Yorkshire. It is clear tha...
Series: The Fifth Knight #1 This book did not make sense. It tried to do a big reveal and plot twist near the end, but it wasn’t consistent with the start of the book, so I’m calling it a big fail. There were lots of other details that kept making me make funny squinty faces while listening to it ...
This was a fun adventure to listen to that poses the question: What if that fateful day in Canterbury was not just about a quarrel between Henry II and Thomas Becket? What if there was much more to it? What if, in fact, Thomas was not even the primary target? Obviously, this novel has to work outs...
I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review 'Lackland. Its shame had never left him, with the crumbs of territory that Henry had granted him only whetting his appetite for power and never close to sating it. But from today, he'd be Lackland no more. - Chapter one. It too...
The book starts after a decade after the last book ended. The Palmers have settled in their life away from the court, but then King Henry summons Benedict to look after his son John on his campaign in Ireland. Theodosia is supposed to stay at home but however she finds her way into Ireland while pos...
A new twist on an old story. Why was Thomas Becket brutally murdered? Because Henry II wanted to be rid of him. That's what we're told. This story is not the one you learned in school.Most of the plot was excellent. The action sequences were well written even if there were some slightly unbelievable...
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