Crispin Guest Medieval Noir (5 books in series)

Shadow of the Alchemist (2013)
language
English
4.14 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: Ms Westerson has written 6 books involving Chrispin Guest as her "tracker". This is book 6. I guess it is not so much the book as Guest himself I enjoy so much. He used to be a knight of the realm who trusted the wrong people (his godfather) and lost everything except his life...
Veil of Lies (2008)
language
English
3.62 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: Picked up this one randomly at the library and glad I did. It's a wonderfully written murder mystery. There's a bit of romance, a lot of who-done-it, and a fair amount of religious history thrown in. What would you do with a shroud emblazoned with the image of Jesus Christ that h...
Serpent in the Thorns (2009)
language
English
3.95 of 5 Votes: 2
review 1: I liked that this one had a bit more politics/history than the previous one and the use of minor characters was improved. Not quite sure how I feel about the overall message and some of the politically/culturally progressive aspects of the plot as the setting is feudal England, ...
The Demon's Parchment (2010)
language
English
3.91 of 5 Votes: 2
review 1: Jeri Westerson's The Demon's Parchment has twists and turns that are amazing. Before I figured out one, there was another. I was grabbed right from the first two pages and gladly kept on reading. Crispin Guest certainly gets himself into difficulty to danger quickly. It appea...
Blood Lance (2012)
language
English
4.16 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: This is number five, I think, in the series but the first one for me. There is enough background information to figure out the main character's back story but the story works on its own. The 14th-century setting is unusual and well realized although I would have liked a bit more ...