- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; New edition edition (8 Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747247676
- ISBN-13: 978-0747247678
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 600,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Domesday commissioners Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret travel to the Wiltshire town of Bedwyn after a complaint is made by Alric Longden. On arrival, the mangled body of Alric is discovered in the forest and the two become drawn into the hunt for a killer while trying to settle the town's disputes.
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1086, and King William the Conqueror has set in motion the biggest poll and record ever known, so that he can keep a check on who has what, and how much tax they owe him. Folk dub it Domesday Book, and it's the title of a medieval mystery series by the brilliant Edward Marston (here referred to as A.E).
Two of the king's men are drawn to Savernake wood to investigate claims that the local abbey and landlord have snatched lands not belonging to them and misrepresented information supplied to the Domesday Book recorders previously visiting the area. This pair are invincible - Ralph Delchard, the hardened warrior knight and his young assistant Gervase Bret, king's clerk and of mixed Breton/Saxon parentage adopted by the Normans for his brains and subtle charm. They are determined to get to the root of the secrets and lies permeating the area, ruled by the arrogance of certain abbey members and a blustering lord, especially when a local miller is found in the forest with his throat ripped out. And it was this very man who laid the information against the abbey/lord in the first place...
The first in Marston's 'Domesday' series is as brilliant and engaging as his other series set in different eras (Railway Detective, Restoration). Both lead characters are as well written as those in the recently mentioned stories, with Gervase providing the perfect foil for the more brash and womanising Delchard. The mystery itself was complex and superstitious enough to keep me entertained right through, even though I did have correct suspicions as to the true villain before it was quite revealed. Still thoroughly enjoyed the story, and will seek out more, though unfortunately, this series is a little harder to get hold of than some of his others.
Two of the king's men are drawn to Savernake wood to investigate claims that the local abbey and landlord have snatched lands not belonging to them and misrepresented information supplied to the Domesday Book recorders previously visiting the area. This pair are invincible - Ralph Delchard, the hardened warrior knight and his young assistant Gervase Bret, king's clerk and of mixed Breton/Saxon parentage adopted by the Normans for his brains and subtle charm. They are determined to get to the root of the secrets and lies permeating the area, ruled by the arrogance of certain abbey members and a blustering lord, especially when a local miller is found in the forest with his throat ripped out. And it was this very man who laid the information against the abbey/lord in the first place...
The first in Marston's 'Domesday' series is as brilliant and engaging as his other series set in different eras (Railway Detective, Restoration). Both lead characters are as well written as those in the recently mentioned stories, with Gervase providing the perfect foil for the more brash and womanising Delchard. The mystery itself was complex and superstitious enough to keep me entertained right through, even though I did have correct suspicions as to the true villain before it was quite revealed. Still thoroughly enjoyed the story, and will seek out more, though unfortunately, this series is a little harder to get hold of than some of his others.
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