The only reason I got through this book is because I listened to it on audio, and even then it turned out to be a total Hate Listen. Another GoodReads reviewer compared the heroine to a venus flytrap and OMG - she TOTALLY is! She's constantly described as "fragile" and "delicate" and she's one ...
Swithin’s. Hands clasped, he stared at the plain wooden cross and contemplated the nature of suffering. How simple an object it was, this cruciform shape. In the Roman Church a plaster statue of Christ would be nailed to it. His face would be contorted in agony. There would be marks from the pric...
Despite Abe Diggott’s arrest, Lupton’s lackeys still patrolled the streets of the village to enforce the curfew. More important, however, they were on the lookout for Adam Diggott, also wanted for the brutal murder of Jeffrey Turgoose. Will Ketch and Josh Thornley had made good their escapes from...
He had been in custody only three days and yet the count had been told on good authority that his topcoat had been stolen and his face bruised and bloodied, and he had not eaten since the night before the murder of which he was now accused. The stench of ammonia made Thoma...
Thomas Silkstone Mystery) Chapter 40 For the first time in six years Lady Lydia Farrell was enjoying Christmas Day. Richard was with her and his excitement was infectious. She had risen early and when he opened his eyes she had been there to wish him joy. Kissing him on the forehead, she had fel...