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A review by jessicamap
The Bloody Black Flag: A Spider John Mystery by Steve Goble
4.0
Thanks to Prometheus and Seventh Street Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
Historical fiction and it's about pirates? Count me in! THE BLOODY BLACK FLAG by Steve Goble is set in the 1700's aboard a pirate ship trying to solve a murder. Spider John Rush and his friend Ezra both knew living the lives of pirates was a risk and that they could be facing death at any moment. However, when Ezra is found dead. The crew shrugs it off as a drinking accident, but Spider John think he was murdered. Rush is on the case and he vows to seek revenge for his friend's death.
This had a good history of pirates within it's pages. I've always enjoyed pirates, whether it's in stories, movies, or in history. Goble does a great job setting the scene and painting a picture for the readers. The life of a pirate is a dangerous one! I loved how it was a unique setting and that the murder mystery was being solved on the ship. For it being a shorter novel (around 250 pages) there was enough packed into the story without getting too chaotic and it didn't leave things unanswered. With shorter novels that can be difficult at times.
Overall, if you like pirates and historical fiction, with a dash of murder thrown in, then you'll want to pick this one up!
I give this one 3.5/5 stars!
Historical fiction and it's about pirates? Count me in! THE BLOODY BLACK FLAG by Steve Goble is set in the 1700's aboard a pirate ship trying to solve a murder. Spider John Rush and his friend Ezra both knew living the lives of pirates was a risk and that they could be facing death at any moment. However, when Ezra is found dead. The crew shrugs it off as a drinking accident, but Spider John think he was murdered. Rush is on the case and he vows to seek revenge for his friend's death.
This had a good history of pirates within it's pages. I've always enjoyed pirates, whether it's in stories, movies, or in history. Goble does a great job setting the scene and painting a picture for the readers. The life of a pirate is a dangerous one! I loved how it was a unique setting and that the murder mystery was being solved on the ship. For it being a shorter novel (around 250 pages) there was enough packed into the story without getting too chaotic and it didn't leave things unanswered. With shorter novels that can be difficult at times.
Overall, if you like pirates and historical fiction, with a dash of murder thrown in, then you'll want to pick this one up!
I give this one 3.5/5 stars!