- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (24 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140250972
- ISBN-13: 978-0140250978
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 171,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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England, 1193: a land rife with rumours about the fate of its missing king. Justin de Quincy travels from Winchester to London. With a promise to a dying man, he is plunged into the conspiracy surrounding the disappearence of Richard the Lionheart, and under oath to reveal the truth to the Queen.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read Penman's The Sunne in Splendour recently and absolutely loved it, so I decided I would like to read more of her work. The Queen's Man is the first book to feature Justin de Quincy the illegitimate son of a Bishop in the England of Richard I - who has been off fighting in the Crusades. De Quincy unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a Medieval Murder mystery as Queen's Man to Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. The mystery in itself is excellent, with a nice twist at the end, historical background is believable and Penman provides us with a wonderful supporting cast from Claudine the court lady to Luke to Under-Sheriff and Nell, who keeps the Gracechurch Street Inn. Excellent on all counts, I will definitely be reading more of Penman, starting with the sequel to The Queen's Man, Cruel as the Grave.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Being a fan of medieval and historical crime fiction, The Queen's Man by Sharon Penman was my best find to date. I read this book in a day because I couldn't put it down. The killing of a merchant carrying a letter to Queen Eleanor, witnessed by Justin de Quincy, a man down on his luck who is to be catapulted to become very well known as the Queen's man because of that crime. Before I had finished the book I was wanting to find another by this author. Quite simply one of the best history mysteries I've read so far. Better than Ellis Peter's Cadfael and certainly on a par with Candace Robb's Owen Archer.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As with all Ms Penman's books I loved every page of this. She has the ability to bring her characters to life and you feel you both know and care about them. Both her medieval research and knowledge are superb and her storytelling holds you spellbound to the end.
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A good read
I just love these books. I love history, so This authoress gets a huge thumbs up from me
Published 22 months ago by A. Camp
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Published on 6 July 2009 by M. Goma Garcia
Pure pleasure...
This is Penman's first book in the Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogy, and I read it from cover to cover in one gulp. Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Book Maven
You'll be hooked
Once you start reading Sharon Penman books, you'll be on Amazon trying to get the rest. They rate alongside Bernard Cornwall and Stephen Lawhead for historical facts mixed with... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2008 by shill157
The Queens Man
An excellent read and as usual with Sharon Penman sticks close to actual events, even though this is a work of fiction. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2005 by Simon Senior
Murder, mystery and great historical backdrop!
I read Penman's The Sunne in Splendour recently and absolutely loved it, so I decided I would like to read more of her work. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2005 by Mrs. D. J. Smith
Good Beginning
What promises to be a new series of Medieval murder mysteries gets off to a flying start with a likable hero in Justin de Quincy, the son of a bishop. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2003
Badly written drivel
I bought this book from a recommendation but I was severely disappointed. The characterisations are weak and the writing so appalling that I tried three times to read this book... Read more
Published on 24 April 2002
A great romp through old England
Follow the exploits of Justin de Quincy as he travels around old England as the Queens undercover agent attempting to uncover the truth behind a murder. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2000
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