A Fifteenth Century Holmes

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

For a historical mystery lover, there are several good stories in Murder Most Medieval; but the one I would bring to this comm's attention is 'The Simple Logic of It', by Margaret Frazer. The detective is solid; yet very much a fifteenth century Holmes.

She has written other Bishop Pecock stories, but this first short story is the only one I have yet read.

Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry they're not to your taste. I should have warned for politics. I thought it was rather like some fantasy novels, myself, and wouldn't require earlier knowledge.

Excuse a tip that didn't work.

[kestrel337.livejournal.com]

NO, no! I didn't mean that the shorts weren't; I really shouldn't post between school runs and dinner, honestly.

Just that a couple of the Joliffe novels, as much as I enjoyed them, were a bit political.

I do want to try the shorts, because I think school may have ruined an enjoyable reading experience for me, and perhaps something by a favorite author will be the thing.

[kestrel337.livejournal.com]

NO, no! I didn't mean that the shorts weren't; I really shouldn't post between school runs and dinner, honestly.

Just that a couple of the Joliffe novels, as much as I enjoyed them, were a bit political.

I do want to try the shorts, because I think school may have ruined an enjoyable reading experience for me, and perhaps something by a favorite author will be the thing.