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Review: The King’s Justice

By Jan
 on September 18, 2019

The King's Justice coverThe King’s Justice (A Stanton and Barling Mystery, Book 1)
Author: E. M. Powell;
Genre: Historical Mystery;
Format: Audiobook;
Narrator: James Langton;
Publisher: Brilliance Audio (2018);
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars (2 / 5).

Fairly standard historical mystery that is very similar to several other series in this genre: A mismatched pair of investigators, one superior in rank and the other a would-be apprentice, is reluctantly sent to a remote location to solve a brutal murder (or two, or three).

The setting is twelfth-century England, and the usual prejudices and superstitions are in full force, as well as the dirt and stink. The number of killings was a little much, but the whodunit worked.

James Langton did an excellent job with the narration of the audiobook.

Similar:
Matthew Shardlake mysteries by C.J. Sansom
Matthew Bartholomew mysteries by Susanna Gregory
Knights Templar mysteries by Michael Jecks
Crowner John mysteries by Bernard Knight
Domesday mysteries by Edward Marston

In categories Audiobooks, Book Review, Historical Mystery Tagged with E. M. Powell