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Hostage to Fortune
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May 15, 2025
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June 6, 2025
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The 4th book in this historical mystery series

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Susan in NC
May 20, 2025 rated it really liked it
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My favorite of the series so far, I could feel the freezing cold temperatures, and the tension was palpable as Bradecote and Catchpoll played cat and mouse in the freezing winter countryside, trying to catch up with a psychopath and his gang of thugs holding hostages-monks, led by their abbot, an important church representative, and Lord Bradecote’s fiancée.

Takes place in the same area and time as the classic Brother Cadfael series (civil war between King Stephen and his cousin, Empress Maud),
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Sandy
An exciting adventure story, but not much mystery and a whole lot of senseless brutal killing. The characters are well-drawn and interesting, even the villain.
Annarella
Mar 19, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
An excellent historical mystery, engrossing and entertaining.
The plot is complex and flows, the historical background is vivid and realisti, the cast of characters well thought and interesting.
The mystery is solid and it kept me guessing.
It's the first book I read in this series and won't surely be the last. It can be read as a standalone.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
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Jill
Oct 08, 2024 marked it as to-read
Indeneri
Dec 03, 2024 rated it liked it
Judy
May 30, 2025 rated it it was ok