... silk doesn't maketh the man!
A Rustle of Silk: A new forensic mystery series set in Stuart England (A Gabriel Taverner Mystery #1) by Alys Clare An exciting new protagonist for solving murders and mysteries set in early Stuart England times of the 17th century! Dr Gabriel Taverner is a navy surgeon now turned doctor who hails from Devon. He is endeavouring to set up practice back near his childhood neighbourhood. The people we meet are fascinating. These are not surface figures. That these characters have a depth that will add to this and future stories is obvious from the get go. Black Carlotta, a wise woman and healer, midwife Judyth Penwarden, the coroner Theophilus Davey, and the local vicar Jonathan Carew are my special likes. A man has killed himself and the coroner Theophilus, fetches Gabriel to assist him. Something about the unknown dead man troubles Gabriel, b...