- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press; 2 Lrg edition (30 Dec 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1590580990
- ISBN-13: 978-1590580998
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,474,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting new writer, 5 May 2004
By Valerie Adolph "Coast Journal" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wine of Violence: An Historical Mystery (Medieval Mystery Book 1) (Hardcover)
This is a book from a new writer who has got closer than most to the true atmosphere of life in a medieval religious community. If you enjoy mysteries set in medieval days, give this one a try. The characters are solid and believable. The settings and dialogue are well-researched and accurate.It's difficult, when you write a book about a time several hundred years ago, to portray accurately the feeling of a very different time while realizing that human nature is basically much the same now as it was then. There were greedy people, lazy people, untrustworthy people. We know the type, we see them and their effects every day. What we don't see is a huge section of the population desperately clinging to religion to save them from the fires of hell. The writer straddles this dichotomy very well.
Her characters are so well realized that I'm hoping to meet many of them again in future books
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Not a vintage mystery, for cert, 1 April 2007
By Peter Reeve - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wine of Violence (Poisoned Pen Press Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
Although Royal's debut novel does not quite deliver, it holds considerable promise for the future.The circumstances of the murder are intriguing, but the solution is mundane. The ending is flat, but I won't say exactly why, because you don't want spoilers in a review.
The heroine, the young Prioress Eleanor, is interesting and likeable. The way the sleuthing skills are divided between three of the characters is odd, and not altogether satisfactory.
The author uses Modern English, as one would expect, except for the curious use of the word 'cert'. So, when asked if anyone suspected a monk of murder, a character says, "Some did, for cert". It happens a few times, and is quite jarring. Also, the dialogue is often inappropriate for the speaker. A serving girl, talking of a prioress and a brother, says, "Neither seemed comfortable in dealings with the secular world", and so on, totally out of character. More editorial effort is required, and then perhaps Eleanor and company will deliver more satisfying adventures.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A Superb Book!, 9 Jan 2007
By Rafik "RafikNY" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wine of Violence (Paperback)
I've been reading a number of fine medieval mysteries but this one happens to be one the finest. Ms. Royal's debut, The Wine of Violence is an excellent first. It is winter of the year 1270 in a remote part of East Anglican coast. A new young prioress takes over an abbey frought with superstition, intrigue and murder. A monk's body is found to be mutilated in the garden. Politics, lust and the true goodness of the human spirit are abound in The Wine of Violence. It will bring a tear to the eye. A story that will stay with you. A must read.
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