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Ian Morson (1) (1947–)

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16+ verk 700 medlemmar 13 recensioner

Serier

Verk av Ian Morson

The Tainted Relic (2005) 244 exemplar
Falconer's Crusade (1994) 139 exemplar
Falconer's Judgement (1995) 82 exemplar
Falconer and the Face of God (1996) 73 exemplar
Falconer and the Great Beast (1998) 45 exemplar
A Psalm for Falconer (1997) 35 exemplar
City of the Dead (2008) 18 exemplar
A Deadly Injustice (2011) 8 exemplar
L'enfer de Falconer (2005) 1 exemplar

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The Sacred Stone (2010) — Författare — 61 exemplar
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The First Murder (1763) — Författare — 47 exemplar
The False Virgin (2013) — Författare — 41 exemplar
The Deadliest Sin (2014) — Författare — 34 exemplar

Taggad

Allmänna fakta

Födelsedag
1947
Kön
male
Nationalitet
UK
Bostadsorter
Derby, England, UK
Pafos, Cyprus

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Morson has written a series of medieval mysteries with William Falconer, a Master at Oxford of which this is the third. It is Christmas and a travelling group of actors has come to town to perform the Mystery plays. Master Falconer has received a message along with a letter for an alchemist from his friend Roger Bacon. But the message is cryptic. All this a several dead bodies have Falconer matching wits with both Bacon and a murderer.

The book has a map which helps to place the characters and there are quotes from "The fall of Lucifer," one of the famous Chester mystery plays rendered in modern verse, which sets the stage for the action.

All in all, a pleasant mystery with plenty of red herrings for the enjoyment of the reader.
… (mer)
 
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fdholt | Jun 12, 2019 |
This is a pretty short mystery to read through. Looks can be deceiving though. Despite being short, it’s packed in with some heavy duty stuff.

The setting for example. Very rich in detail and gives you a sense on how it was back then in William Falconer’s time. Add in some political intrigue, a Jewish Quarter, and some rioting and it gets pretty exciting. I really can’t get over how great the setting is. It’s so descriptive you can feel the darkness and the dampness that permeates throughout the novel. Morson also does an excellent job to stay close to historical accuracy here in this novel as well. Forensic pathology is frowned upon, and you even get to see Falconer try on a strange contraption that looks a lot like Medieval opera glasses at the time. :)

The plot is pretty straight forward although there is not much of a secret mystery element in it. The suspect list is not extensive (thankfully! You’ll see why as you read further into this review) and when revealed it’s not much of a surprise or an a ha! Moment. There isn’t much personality to the characters except Falconer and his student Thomas. Thomas is a particular dolt. A Farmer boy who managed to be gifted and chosen to study and be a Scholar, well, for all the idiotic moves he makes, you have to wonder how the University chose this guy to let him attend their school. He fumbles and stumbles at the worst times and always manages to get himself into some life threatening situations (and doesn’t learn from it). It was funny the first few times, but after a while it gets annoying and you want to slap this boy upside the head. (You don’t deserve Hannah’s attention, you twit).

I’m going to assume it will get better with other books in this series, and this one serves as an introduction to the series. Since I really do love the historical aspect I will stick with this series and see where it takes me. Historical mystery lovers will love the setting and theme of this book, the mystery part, not so much.
… (mer)
 
Flaggad
sensitivemuse | 2 andra recensioner | Apr 6, 2018 |
Well paced, with good character development and fair plot development.
Negative: near the end, there was a feverish, delusional nightmare that was way too long.
 
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TChesney | 1 annan recension | Oct 7, 2017 |
A relic from the Holy Land is cursed when its protector is foully murdered. This book follows the relic from the time of the Crusades up through modern day using the protagonists from mystery authors Simon Beaufort, Micahel Jecks, Bernard Knight, Susanne Gregory, Ian Morson, and Philip Gooden.
 
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Oodles | 5 andra recensioner | Feb 16, 2016 |

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Statistik

Verk
16
Även av
15
Medlemmar
700
Popularitet
#36,173
Betyg
½ 3.4
Recensioner
13
ISBN
80
Språk
2

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