Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 12/17/2017 + 1032 more book reviews

Fifth in the series featuring Sir Robert Carey, set in 1592. This episode is from the POV of Sgt Dodd, still stuck in London with Carey and still feeling out of his element. He's attempting to get retribution from the evil Heneage by legal means, which will prove to be quite a feat. Meanwhile Carey has been tasked by his parents to discover the identity of a body found in the Thames. Schemes, plots, and treachery are everywhere but there are plenty of lighter moments, including Dodd's innocent addiction to (I think) marijuana. Will Shakespeare returns and gets a new idea for a play. Lots of great period vocabulary if you, like I do, enjoy looking up unfamiliar terms. A new reader should definitely start with the first in the series.

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