Sir Law Kintour returns home to Scotland in 1424 after the Battle of Verneuil, where his lord was killed. Broke, and injured, he has to seek a new patron and find his way in the world again. He ends up in Perth, only to be drawn into a mystery and a murder. If he’s to avoid being hanged, he needs to find the true murderer before it’s too late.
I liked the Scottish historical setting, and there’s a decent sense of place. This is the first of a series as well and needs time to find its feet. There’s little depth to the story but it was short so I didn’t care. The ending is very rushed and confused though, which was a real let-down. There’s also some unnecessary repetition in the writing at times - it needed more careful editing.
If I happened to see the other books at the library, I’d carry on with the series but I wasn’t impressed enough to go looking for them specially. It doesn’t help that I’m re-reading Dorothy Dunnett’s Lymond series at the moment (on fabulous audio) - anything else is going to pale by comparison. But this really was a little shallower than I’d have liked.
I liked the Scottish historical setting, and there’s a decent sense of place. This is the first of a series as well and needs time to find its feet. There’s little depth to the story but it was short so I didn’t care. The ending is very rushed and confused though, which was a real let-down. There’s also some unnecessary repetition in the writing at times - it needed more careful editing.
If I happened to see the other books at the library, I’d carry on with the series but I wasn’t impressed enough to go looking for them specially. It doesn’t help that I’m re-reading Dorothy Dunnett’s Lymond series at the moment (on fabulous audio) - anything else is going to pale by comparison. But this really was a little shallower than I’d have liked.