The Queen's Man: A Medieval Mystery (Paperback) by Sharon Kay Penman

from JackMassa

Competent and entertaining historical mystery set at the time of Eleanor of Acquitaine and Richard the Lionheart. Penman is a good story teller and knows the details of daily life very well. But as...

from astrologerjenny

This is a good beach read for those who like historical mysteries. Accurately researched, fun, active, not deep. The book is set in a tense period, when Richard the Lionhearted is off on his crusad...

from mamzel

Justin de Qujincy is a young man who has been raised by a bishop. When he learns that his mother was a prostitute and the bishop was his father, he erupts and is thrown out of the house. On his way...

from astrologerjenny

This is a good beach read for those who like historical mysteries. Accurately researched, fun, active, not deep. The book is set in a tense period, when Richard the Lionhearted is off on his crusad...

from emmylee04

I thought this was a good book, but it definitely pales in comparison to The Sunne in Splendor and other of Penman's works. I didn't have as many issues with other reviewers with the fictional main...