Cheryl R. (Spuddie) -
#11 Roger the Chapman medieval mystery. Roger is firmly ensconced at home in Bristol with his growing family (wife Adela, daughter Elizabeth, step-son Nicholas and new baby Adam) and feeling a little smothered, especially in the heat of summer in the small one-room cabin they're renting from the Priory. So when a series of murders plague the city, Roger of course is interested and begins poking his nose into the investigation as the Lammas Day festivities and week-long St. James' Fair approach.
The sheriff's deputy is content to accept whatever solution seems easier, but Roger believes all the murders are tied together and seeks to figure out why and how. The mystery in this book (like pretty much every one in the series so far) was rather painfully obvious--it's kind of funny actually because each time I read one of these, I figure it out very early and then think, "Oh surely not!" and think the author's just throwing out a red herring. But it never is! LOL But despite that, I really do enjoy the books--the characters, the settings, the period details--it just 'works' for me despite the simplicity of the mysteries.
I just wish these were more readily available--I've given up wishlisting them and just order them from the library instead.
The sheriff's deputy is content to accept whatever solution seems easier, but Roger believes all the murders are tied together and seeks to figure out why and how. The mystery in this book (like pretty much every one in the series so far) was rather painfully obvious--it's kind of funny actually because each time I read one of these, I figure it out very early and then think, "Oh surely not!" and think the author's just throwing out a red herring. But it never is! LOL But despite that, I really do enjoy the books--the characters, the settings, the period details--it just 'works' for me despite the simplicity of the mysteries.
I just wish these were more readily available--I've given up wishlisting them and just order them from the library instead.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
Once again a good story about Roger Chapman and several murders. This time, it's at home in Bristol, where he lives with his wife, three children and former mother-in-law. Okay, the former MIL has her own place now.
However, you either have to be either new to mysteries or not thinking while reading if you don't figure out the identity of at least one of the killers before Roger exposes them.
Even Roger is arrested at least once. Fortunately, one of his old friends gets into trouble and, as a result, affords Roger an unassailable alibi.
Finally, if I were Roger, I wouldn't eat the Lammas bread in the crock. And the children do get a dog, while the family gets a much needed relo.
However, you either have to be either new to mysteries or not thinking while reading if you don't figure out the identity of at least one of the killers before Roger exposes them.
Even Roger is arrested at least once. Fortunately, one of his old friends gets into trouble and, as a result, affords Roger an unassailable alibi.
Finally, if I were Roger, I wouldn't eat the Lammas bread in the crock. And the children do get a dog, while the family gets a much needed relo.
