Well written, great atmosphere, realistic setting and convincing characters, I devoured it in one single day. I'm definitely going to read more books by this author!
This book has been quite a find for me. The ironic style of this well-written tale is further enhanced by the sound historical context and the search for a killer. I especially like Oswald. He seems like such an unlikely hero, yet his humor and his light manner make him endearing. And best of all, he doesn't take himself seriously , which is all to his advantage. I'll definitely keep reading this series until its very end.
I had very high hopes for this book as I am a great fan of Ellis Peters. But unfortunately, this read isn't up to those standards.
Not because of the historical setting, which was interesting and I believe thoroughly researched.
Because of the characters. Because of Lucy and Owen.
It's not credible that their relationship remains the same from start to finish. The initial mistrust between them should have given way to something different and better, considering everything that happened between them in the meantime. Yet, we reach the end of the novel and their reactions are as guarded and as defiant as they were when they were strangers to each other.
The result is that they don't grow. They don't learn.
And that to me is a major failure in the book.
I will however give this series another chance by reading its,second book in the hope that the above mistake were due to the author's inexperience.