Review: Pickpocket’s Apprentice

Review: Pickpocket’s Apprentice

By Jan

on January 7th, 2019

Pickpocket’s Apprentice Author and Publisher: Sheri Cobb South; Genre: Historical fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Joel Froomkin; Rating: . This novella introduces the reader to teenager John Pickett, left behind to fend for himself on the streets of Regency London after his criminal father is sentenced to transportation to Australia. It’s a fun story about a young man who gets a…

Review: The Ghosts of Glevum

By Jan

on February 1st, 2018

The Ghosts of Glevum by Rosemary Rowe; Genre: Historical mystery; Format: Kindle ebook; Publisher: Headline Publishing Group (2013); Rating: . This series of historical mysteries is set in AD 187 Roman Britain. Libertus is a pavement artist; he makes beautiful mosaic floors for the wealthy citizens of Glevum, what is now Gloucester. This is the sixth book of the series….

Review: Baynard’s List

By Jan

on January 27th, 2018

Baynard’s List by Jason Vail. My rating: 4 of 5 stars; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Kindle ebook; Rating: . This was the second book in this series, and I liked it better than the first. I think Stephen is shown in a bit more favorable light, and he’s becoming more of a real character. I would still like to see…

Review: A Trail of Ink

By Jan

on January 13th, 2018

A Trail of Ink (Chronicles of Hugh De Singleton, Surgeon, Book 3) Author: Mel Starr; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Kindle Ebook; Publisher: Lion Fiction (2013). This is the third book in a great series, and I liked it the best so far. The setting is 15th-century England, mostly in Oxford this time. Our protagonist, Hugh de Singleton, is bailiff for…

Reviews: Historical Mysteries

By Jan

on May 15th, 2017

I’ve been on a roll with historical mysteries lately after having taken a break for a while. I think I’m too cynical these days to really relax and enjoy most of them, but I count them as light reading. All the following were ebooks. The Wayward Apprentice (A Stephen Attebrook mystery Book 1) by Jason Vail The title character is…

Review: Act of Treason

By Jan

on October 26th, 2016

Act of Treason: An Elizabethan Thriller Author: Frank Dickens; Genre: Historical Mystery; Format: Ebook; Publisher: Endeavour Press Ltd (2016). An Elizabethan mystery, this story is narrated by George Bullen in London, 1598. Mr. Bullen is a scribe; he writes letters and transcribes legal and financial documentation for those who cannot read or write. A stranger visits to recount an incident…

Review: Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson

By Jan

on November 12th, 2015

Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson Written by: Lyndsay Faye; Narrated by: Simon Vance; Format: Audiobook. A pastiche of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, this one takes place in 1888 London. The mystery, of course, is Jack the Ripper and the horrible murders that shocked and frightened Victorian England. Faye…

Review: Blood on the Water

By Jan

on August 5th, 2015

Blood on the Water: A William Monk Novel by Anne Perry Genre: Historical Mystery; Publisher: Ballantine Books (2014); ISBN: 978-0345548436. Although I missed a couple of the latest books in the William Monk series by Anne Perry, I was sent this one in exchange for an honest review and was excited to get back on the horse, so to speak. As…