Death and the Devil, (Paperback)

from passion4reading

It is 1260 and the new cathedral of Cologne is beginning to dominate the skyline of the city. Jacob the Fox, a petty thief, is the only witness to the murder of the cathedral's architect and has to run for his life. Finding shelter and support with Richmodis von Weiden, her dyer father and her un...

from borhap

I read this book about 10 years ago in German, and was fascinated by it; the first historical thriller set in Cologne that I read, I loved its closeness and exploration of Cologne's and its cathedral's history. Now, I still love the story, but was a little disappointed by the English translation,...

from pratchettfan

A fascinating thriller set in Cologne of 1260, which works fantastically as a dramatized audio book.

from kakadoo202

Long winded. Lots of repetitions and artificial suspense

from fglass

Beautifully researched and presented in such a way as to keep me reading straight through until finished! Like Ken Follet's "The Pillars of the Earth", one of the main characters of "Death and the Devil" is a cathedral. Unlike Follet's book, we are not taken through different generations to a con...