Reviews

The Nine Giants by Edward Marston

to_be_read_by_fran's review

2.0

As usual with the other Edward Marston books, I sometimes get lost in the characters and whose who. However, after reading the 4th book in the series, I’m finding it to be too repetitive, especially with the way in which characters seem to hide who they are until the last minute, when all is revealed.

helenephoebe's review against another edition

4.0

Review - Not my favourite of the Nicholas Bracewell mysteries, but still a great read, with mystery, comedy, drama and plenty of historical detail. I liked this one especially because it uses the historical context of the succession to Elizabeth I and names the two main contenders - Arbella Stuart and James VI of Scotland. It's a clever mix of reality and fiction.

Genre? - Historical / Mystery

Characters? - Nicholas Bracewell / Lawrence Firethorn / Edmund Hoode / Owen Elias / Anne Hendrik / Margery Firethorn / Alexander Marwood

Setting? - London (England)

Series? - Nicholas Bracewell #4

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 18/20

psalmcat's review against another edition

4.0

Another Elizabethan mystery which brings in the city guilds, municipal politics, eviction from the troupe's "home" at the inn and mean, nasty relatives. Oh, and hatred of foreigners. Quite good.