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Season of the Raven

A Servant of the Crown Mystery, Book 1

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A miller found under his wheel.

It's 1194, and Sir Faucon de Ramis, the shire's newly appointed keeper of the pleas, must do his duty and make an official declaration of the cause of a miller's death. Saddled with a clerk who names Faucon his "penance", the shire's first crowner must thread the tangled relationships between the sheriff, the village of Priors Holston, and the priory that once ruled it.

As a simple task takes a turn to the political, what seems obvious isn't, and what appears safe turns out to be more dangerous than he could imagine.

©2014 Denise Domning (P)2019 Tantor Mystery Historical Fiction Detective Traditional Detectives
Interesting Mystery • Engaging Plot • Excellent Narrator • Likeable Protagonist • Historical Authenticity

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This is a really good Medieval English history with Norman French characters and Saxon English characters involved. The main protagonist is very likeable and faces many challenges with his new position in a new city. His assistant is both annoying and loveable at times. I’ve listened to all 4 novels in the series and I keep looking for #5....

Great historical series

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I was captivated from the beginning. The story was timeless. Murder, the work we do, our families and the gamut of emotions.

The perfect story telling voice

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I loved the narrator. It is set in Britain’s past, the 1100’s. There are references to people and events that are historically true. The dialog’s not too modern. The mystery was fun, I was able to follow along or even guess earlier. The “detective” was unfamiliar with his work, this was his first case, which might help explain why I sometimes thought he wasn’t fast enough on the uptake. It ended with a cliff hanger that had been set up at the beginning of the book. I think that story will continue through more books with a solvable mystery woven on top of it. Worth a listen, but I wanted it to be longer!

Made sense

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If you like Brother Cadfael, you will likely enjoy this book. I enjoyed characters and how the story developed. I think I really appreciated the length of the book most of all. Short, engrossing and to the point. Looking forward to the second in the series.

Entertaining medieval mystery

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The book has well defined, interesting characters. It brings the historical perspective to life. Excellent narrator, able to give each character a different voice and personality. The accents fitted the characters but were easily understood. I have listened to all of Brother Cadfael and Sister Fedelma books. This rates right up with them. I have over 1400 books in my Audible library so am a pretty good judge.

Good Historical Fiction

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