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'One of the most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels' The Times (The Times )
'Tremendously successful medieval mystery series' Sunday Independent (Sunday Independent )
'Tremendously successful medieval mystery series' Sunday Independent (Sunday Independent )
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another excellent 14th century whodunnit,
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This review is from: The Devil's Acolyte (Medieval West Country Mysteries) (Paperback)
This is the 13th in Michael Jecks’ series – all of which I have read with delight – set in the west country in the early 14th century. Anyone who enjoys either detective novels or historical fiction will find the two most beautifully fused and balanced in this series. In The Devil’s Advocate a number of things unaccountably disappear from Tavistock Abbey and before long a series of murders follow. Investigating both these affairs are the two key protagonist of each book in the series; Bailiff Simon Puttock and Sir Baldwin Furnshill, an ex Templar and now Keeper of the King’s Peace for the area. As always with Michael Jecks the historical period is vividly evoked, the plotting is devilishly clever and the characters are convincing, interesting and explored in some depth. At just under 400 pages this book, like its predecessors, is quite substantial – time enough to get fully absorbed into the early 14th century world and the intricate cross-relations of people and events that the story explores. Small wonder that Michael Jecks has attracted such reviews as: “The most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels”(The Times) and “Tremendously successful” (Sunday Independent). My one caveat with this particular novel is that the first chapter is short of the normal sparkle. Nevertheless read this – or any other of the series – and I guarantee you will want to read them all. What more can I say!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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The Case of the Missing Wine,
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This review is from: The Devil's Acolyte (Medieval West Country Mysteries) (Paperback)
Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry when he began writing the internationally successful Templar series. Well all I can say is the Computer Industries loss is the reader's gain. He has now written about a score of the Knights Templar mystery books featuring Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock and there are more to follow. Michael's books are full of intrigue and mystery and they are particularly well researched. Mr. Jecks lives in the area he writes about and I am sure this must assist him a great deal with his background research.
14th century England was riddled with myths and legends dating back to before the Romans came. The people of Devon were just as superstitious as all the rest. But one tale strikes terror into the hearts of the people of Tavistock, the tale of the murders that have taken place on the Abbot's Way. It is said that a young acolyte who stole the abbot's wine was led to his death on the treacherous moors by non other than the devil himself. Now in late 1322, it looks as though history may be repeating itself. The present Abott, Robert, has found his wine barrel empty and a body has been found out on the moors. Sir Baldwin and Simon are called to investigate, but it soon becomes apparent that there is more than wine missing from the Abbey, and the body out on the moors is not the last.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not his best,
By Joshua Keighley (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil's Acolyte (Medieval West Country Mysteries) (Paperback)
This book is really quite confusing, and I found the plot very hard to follow and the twists and turns you usually find in these books are not really there. However, it has some parts which keep you turning the pages, espescially when it goes onto more supernatural events (such as the beginning). I would recommend it, but not as much as other Michael Jecks books.
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