A Trust Betrayed: v. 1 (A Scottish murder mystery)
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Once upon a not so long ago, historical crime novels were a rare breed. In the dizzying profusion of such titles at present (with anywhere from ancient Rome to Renaissance Italy a fit locale for dark deeds and pre-Holmes detectives), a certain panache is needed to make a new entry rise above the crop. Candace Robb has demonstrated in such novels as The Apothecary Rose and The King's Bishop that her Owen Archer mysteries are worthy successors to the groundbreaking medieval novels of Ellis Peters, full of satisfyingly convoluted plotting. A Trust Betrayed inaugurates a new series of mysteries set in Scotland at the time of Robert the Bruce. In the spring of 1297, Margaret Kerr is afraid that her merchant husband Roger has been caught up in the pending rebellion against the English. Her husband's cousin and factor, Jack Sinclair, agrees to try to locate Roger in the dangerous city of Edinburgh. When he is found murdered, Margaret undertakes to solve the mystery herself, but she quickly discovers that Scotland at war is a very dangerous place for a woman alone. Apart from the effortless conjuring up of historical detail (a sine qua non of the genre), Robb is particularly acute at dealing with issues, such as the place of women in this troubled society: without ever making Margaret a proto-feminist, she cannily examines attitudes to gender in the distant past while never forgetting the imperatives of a rattling yarn. --Barry Forshaw
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It is the spring of 1297, and young wife Margaret Kerr is desperately afraid. Her merchant husband Roger has been missing since Martinmas. Has he been caught up in the swelling rebellion against the English? Is he even alive? Jack Sinclair, her husband's cousin and factor, has pledged to try to locate Roger in the city. When he is found stabbed to death, Margaret resolves she must ride to Edinburgh herself to uncover the truth. But Scotland is a country at war, Edinburgh an occupied city. With English soldiers patrolling the streets, it is no place for a woman alone. Margaret's mission is frowned upon, her arrival at her uncle's tavern unwelcome. And when she starts to ask questions she finds a city rife with closely guarded secrets and dangerous loyalties. Soon violence erupts outside the tavern and there is murder on their doorstep. Margaret discovers how little she had known either of Roger or Jack...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I thoughly enjoyed this book. The difference between this and other medieval murder mystery books is that this book features a woman as its "super sleuth". The author incorporates many people in to the plot which was hard at some points to keep up with, but which certainly made the book interesting. I found it was one of those books you simply couldn't put down. My only negative point would be that the ending left you feeling a little cheated. Many questions are left unanswered (issues to cross over to the next instalement) and unfortunatly the book gives no indication when the follow up book will be published. Other than that, a jolly good "who done it", obviously written by someone who has done a lot of medieval research. Reading the book teaches you a lot about the realities of living during this period of Scottish history.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"A Trust Betrayed" is precisely how this book left me feeling. Opening with Margaret looking for her missing husband, it closes with the same dilemma unsatisfactorily unresolved. Doubtless a second book will follow and if this book had worked I should care about what happens next, but I don`t.
The author has obviously researched her historical facts but her storyline, characterisation and feel for the time and place, fail abysmally.
As if this were not bad enough, the final FOURTEEN pages of my edition comprised advertising for the author`s other books. Because this included a 12 page extract from another book readers are badly misled about where the book itself ends.
A poor read, poorly presented.
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed reading the Owen Archer novels. It was an interesting period of history, and I turned to the new series with high hopes, only to find that the magic was not there. There was too much Scottish history, and the characters never came alive. I was not interested in Margaret Kerr.
Probably I found such an unfamiliar period difficult to relate to, but this is not a common problem for me. The history had not been digested. In place of vivid details and a wealth of living characters I searched in vain. I finished the book because I am a determined reader, but other books produced later have the same faults.
Audrey Clark.
Probably I found such an unfamiliar period difficult to relate to, but this is not a common problem for me. The history had not been digested. In place of vivid details and a wealth of living characters I searched in vain. I finished the book because I am a determined reader, but other books produced later have the same faults.
Audrey Clark.
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Dull as ditchwater
I bought this book as I adore medieval history and am an avid reader of anything set in the medieval period be it fiction or non-fiction, but what a disappointment this book was. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ms. Alicia Mackenzie
Great as usual
After great success with her mediaeval thrillers featuring Owen Archer Candace Robb has introduced a new investigator and a new series of which this is the first novel. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2005 by "pennymwood2"
An excellent work in progress.
Candace Robb's newest series is a work in progress. Her heroine, Margaret Kerr, is a woman in search of her husband and the truth behind the death of his best friend. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2001
A wonderful start to a series in progress.
Any fan of Candace Robb will find this new series of tales enjoyable. Her character of Margaret Kerr is set in Scotland during the reign of Edward Longshanks of England. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2001
Good mystery in medieval Scotland life+politics+ treachery
Our heroine, Margaret Kerr, finds her life caught up in the intrigue around the Scottish throne. Her merchant husband fails to return from a trip, her young kinsman dies... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2001
A disappointed Candice Robb fan
Being a great fan of Candice Robb I was keen to read "A Trust Betrayed" - the first of a series featuring a new female investigator, Margaret Kerr, and set in the time of... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2001
not up to the author's usual high standard
being a devoted fan of the Owen Archer series, I was eager to read this book, expecting a similar experience. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2001 by "anja-bart"
Atmospheric medieval page-turner
With a feisty, proto-feminist heroine and a large cast of colourful characters, Candace Robb's novel seethes with historical tensions, betrayals and dark secrets - both the... Read more
Published on 31 May 2001
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