Secrets breed unrest!
Those Who Go By Night by Andrew Gaddes
Set in the times of Edward II, a village comes under the scrutiny of an Inquisitor, Dominican Friar Justus.
An unholy murder has been committed and witchcraft is being touted as the cause.
Hoping to keep the Inquisition away from his flock the Bishop of Lincoln sends Thomas Lester, son of a Templar Knight who had been tortured by the Inquisition during the iniquitous purge of that organization, to investigate . Thomas finds himself threading a precarious path through a maze of goings on, including more untimely deaths.
His musings on the situation shows the complexities,
"Far from having reached any useful conclusions, things only seemed to be getting more and more complicated: a brutal murderer on the loose; a mad Dominican friar set on finding and expunging heresy, whether it was there or not; a convicted witch hiding out in the woods ... Secrets were strung all over the manor and village like the gossamer strands of some great spider’s web."
A host of fascinating and dark characters keep the tension going right to the end with some questions still swirling around in my head. I must admit I was left wondering what more is in store for Thomas. A man very much hiding who he is. As the plot thickens more of his burdens are revealed.
I was going to give this story four stars but as I reflected on the plot and the interesting characters encountered along the way, I felt that this Medieval Mystery is indeed a five star read.
A NetGalley ARC
*****
An unholy murder has been committed and witchcraft is being touted as the cause.
Hoping to keep the Inquisition away from his flock the Bishop of Lincoln sends Thomas Lester, son of a Templar Knight who had been tortured by the Inquisition during the iniquitous purge of that organization, to investigate . Thomas finds himself threading a precarious path through a maze of goings on, including more untimely deaths.
His musings on the situation shows the complexities,
"Far from having reached any useful conclusions, things only seemed to be getting more and more complicated: a brutal murderer on the loose; a mad Dominican friar set on finding and expunging heresy, whether it was there or not; a convicted witch hiding out in the woods ... Secrets were strung all over the manor and village like the gossamer strands of some great spider’s web."
A host of fascinating and dark characters keep the tension going right to the end with some questions still swirling around in my head. I must admit I was left wondering what more is in store for Thomas. A man very much hiding who he is. As the plot thickens more of his burdens are revealed.
I was going to give this story four stars but as I reflected on the plot and the interesting characters encountered along the way, I felt that this Medieval Mystery is indeed a five star read.
A NetGalley ARC
*****
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