- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Headline; New Ed edition (1 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755301757
- ISBN-13: 978-0755301751
- Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 11 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 52,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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""Memorable characters, steadily absorbing period background...a commendable achievement."
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After their gruelling journeys to Galicia and Scilly, Baldwin and Simon are at last back on the English mainland, dumped unceremoniously when their shipmaster partakes of his cargo and almost wrecks the ship. Eager to get home, Baldwin and Simon set off on horseback but only get as far as Cardinham on Bodmin Moor. Here, they are detained by the castellan who requires their help to solve two murders on the estate. The first victim is a widow, found dead with her two children. The second is Serlo, the Miller, who has recently been discovered embezzling castle money taken in tolls. As Baldwin and Simon begin a double investigation, they must look beneath the village friendships and family loyalties to find an evil killer and secure Cardinham's safety.
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This review is from: The Tolls of Death (Medieval West Country Mysteries) (Paperback)
Jeck's has written another gripping story of murder and suspense. His main characters Sir Baldwin Furnshill and is friend Simon Puttock are starting to take on the familiarity of Holmes and Dr. Watson.As is the case with most of Jeck's books the setting is the South West of England in the 14th century. In the summer of 1323 in a Cornish village a young woman is found hanged alongside the dead bodies of her two children. Is this the act of a desperate woman or is there something far more sinister involved. Sir Baldwin and Simon are called in to investigate, but this is no easy matter as most of the village are embroiled in feuds of one kind or another, including the garrison of the castle and a newly arrived squire. As the escape of a traitor threatens to lead the country into civil war the pair must look beyond friendships and loyalties to find an evil killer.
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They Don't Come Better Than This,
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This review is from: The Tolls of Death (Hardcover)
Jeck's has written another gripping story of murder and suspense. His main characters Sir Baldwin Furnshill and is friend Simon Puttock are starting to take on the familiarity of Holmes and Dr. Watson.As is the case with most of Jeck's books the setting is the South West of England in the 14th century. In the summer of 1323 in a Cornish village a young woman is found hanged alongside the dead bodies of her two children. Is this the act of a desperate woman or is there something far more sinister involved. Sir Baldwin and Simon are called in to investigate, but this is no easy matter as most of the village are embroiled in feuds of one kind or another, including the garrison of the castle and a newly arrived squire. As the escape of a traitor threatens to lead the country into civil war the pair must look beyond friendships and loyalties to find an evil killer.
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This review is from: The Tolls of Death (Medieval West Country Mysteries) (Paperback)
This is the second book by Jecks I've read, and it suffers from the same defects as the first ('the outlaws of Ennor'): long-winded, at times unnecessarily repetitive, with one-dimensional characters. That these characters therefore tend to say and do exactly as you'd expect them to doesn't really heighten the suspense I'm sorry to say.
However, the book also shares the same qualities as the first: there's still plenty of action, and I'll probably try at least another book or two before I finally make up my mind whether or not to read the entire series.
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