- Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Reprint edition (Feb 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312961510
- ISBN-13: 978-0312961510
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,561,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This second mystery for William Falconer,Regent Master at Oxford University actually pre-dates the first 'Falconer's Crusade' by 3 years. It is 1271 and the dying pope's legate is in England trying to enlist the support of King Henry.The legate's head cook, who is also his brother, is murdered and a group of protesting students take the blame. However Falconer is convinced that the plot goes deeper... Perhaps not quite as riveting as the first book, 'Judgement' is nevertheless a worthy read. Packed with period detail andd engaging characters it guarantees entertainment for those with a passion for historical mystery. The plot is convoluted and interesting with a nice line in 'double red herrings' and Falconer himself continues to be engaging central character.I'm looking forward to reading the next installment.
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One of a spate of novels about detection in the 13th Century. Quite readable and gives a clear impression of conditions at that time. The plot is rather difficult to follow. THere are better authors writing on similar themes.
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12 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Don't bother
14 Mar 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I am a fan of medieval mysteries, but found this one very disappointing. The tale is told through brief glimpses of the activities of a number of characters, none well developed. By the middle of the book I still didn't know who everyone was, and I didn't care. I left the book unfinished. Stick with Ellis Peters, Candace Robb, and Margaret Frazer for GOOD stories in the genre.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Enjoyable!
8 July 2009
Format:Hardcover
I'm a fan of Medieval Mysteries & Ian Morson is one of my favorite mystery authors of this genre. His books are usually set in Oxford University & it's environs. His character, Regent Master William Falconer, is a progressive (modern for the time) teacher and amateur detective & as a result of this has a lot of trouble with his church, his fellows & the other Masters & Regents at Oxford. Falconer is a medieval Sherlock Holmes...or so it seems to me.
In this book(second in the series)Pope Alexander is dying, the brother of one of his likely successors is killed by an arrow. At the same time students in Oxford are rioting (thus some of the confusion in the book). Many believe it's one of these students who killed the victim, but Falconer wonders...?
There are a lot of characters & you have to go back & forth, but I liked this as that's the way real life is.
It's not one of his best, but still a good read.
In this book(second in the series)Pope Alexander is dying, the brother of one of his likely successors is killed by an arrow. At the same time students in Oxford are rioting (thus some of the confusion in the book). Many believe it's one of these students who killed the victim, but Falconer wonders...?
There are a lot of characters & you have to go back & forth, but I liked this as that's the way real life is.
It's not one of his best, but still a good read.
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