A Haunt of Murder (Canterbury Tales Mysteries 6)
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BOOK COVER: As night sets in, Chaucer’s weary pilgrims find themselves in a Kent copse, rumoured to be haunted. Huddling around the fire, they persuade the Clerk of Oxford to tell a ghostly tale of love and death that will further chill their blood…
Please note - this book has been WITHDRAWN from Aberdeen Libraries holdings so is no longer an active Library Book.
UPDATED - Sun 12 Feb - Oops, my notes are lost in space for the moment, so instead a quick comment! A Haunt of Murder was a brilliant psychological mystery and suspense and I also greatly enjoyed the historical background. So at the first opportunity have found another Paul Doherty to read! In fact I am just about to register this book A Magician’s Death with BookCrossing.
Please note - this book has been WITHDRAWN from Aberdeen Libraries holdings so is no longer an active Library Book.
UPDATED - Sun 12 Feb - Oops, my notes are lost in space for the moment, so instead a quick comment! A Haunt of Murder was a brilliant psychological mystery and suspense and I also greatly enjoyed the historical background. So at the first opportunity have found another Paul Doherty to read! In fact I am just about to register this book A Magician’s Death with BookCrossing.
OK, so it was opened a few days before Valentine,s but nonetheless appreciated for that! Thanks, on Mr Flutterbies9 tbr pile.
This was passed to me ages ago from Mr Flutterbies9 who was a bit put off by the Chaucer type style unfortunately. However, I have finally got around to reading this.
Despite my poor husband's misgivings about the Chaucer style, I was already familiar with the device and really enjoyed this book. The atmosphere was very softly dripped into the backgoud and the historical references of the time setting was excellent. It is true that I did work out 'who done it' about half way through but it was great to see it all unfold before me and my suspicions confirmed. However, what I really appreciated at the end though was the twists within the pilgrims themselves who were listening to the tale in the woods and how each was involved at least in some peripheral way with the story unfolded before them as the Clerk of Oxford told his tale. Brilliant!
Yes, I would read more from this author though this is the first time I've read any of his. So a new author, a familiar style and a thoroughly enjoyable murder / mystery all in one book for me.
No firm plans at present but I do have an idea for this. Depends on timings of rings, bookboxes etc. to see where it may go next - so for the present it is reserved.
Despite my poor husband's misgivings about the Chaucer style, I was already familiar with the device and really enjoyed this book. The atmosphere was very softly dripped into the backgoud and the historical references of the time setting was excellent. It is true that I did work out 'who done it' about half way through but it was great to see it all unfold before me and my suspicions confirmed. However, what I really appreciated at the end though was the twists within the pilgrims themselves who were listening to the tale in the woods and how each was involved at least in some peripheral way with the story unfolded before them as the Clerk of Oxford told his tale. Brilliant!
Yes, I would read more from this author though this is the first time I've read any of his. So a new author, a familiar style and a thoroughly enjoyable murder / mystery all in one book for me.
No firm plans at present but I do have an idea for this. Depends on timings of rings, bookboxes etc. to see where it may go next - so for the present it is reserved.
Journal Entry 4 by Flutterbies9 at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Released 7 yrs ago (4/5/2017 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Time this stopped hiding in the bookcase and moved on. It is far too good to keep hidden!
Happy travels little book.
Happy travels little book.
Journal Entry 5 by Strigulino at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Picked this up in a book ring where you pick out books based just on their first lines - this was "The great raven, hooded and cowled like a monk, its broad ruff of feathers up behind its head, perched on the rotting post and croaked into the gathering night."
I like historical fiction and this seems to be based on the Canterbury Tales so looks like an interesting read. Looking forward to getting stuck into it!
I like historical fiction and this seems to be based on the Canterbury Tales so looks like an interesting read. Looking forward to getting stuck into it!
Journal Entry 6 by Strigulino at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A pretty good book - my main criticism would be that this certainly isn't the Clerk's Tale. It's a good tale, but it's gone very off-piste as far as the Canterbury Tales go. If it was a mediaeval-themed whodunnit then it'd be fine but if you're expecting a modern retelling of a Canterbury Tale this isn't it.
That aside, it's a good supernatural ghost tale. It nicely balances the deeply-religious feelings of the time with a story of murder and betrayal. The ending wasn't a huge surprise, to be frank, and even one of the characters resorts to the old "see who's left once everyone else is dead" list, but the who and why and how are well-written and interesting. I might well check out some of the earlier ones.
That aside, it's a good supernatural ghost tale. It nicely balances the deeply-religious feelings of the time with a story of murder and betrayal. The ending wasn't a huge surprise, to be frank, and even one of the characters resorts to the old "see who's left once everyone else is dead" list, but the who and why and how are well-written and interesting. I might well check out some of the earlier ones.
