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The Bookseller's Tale
The Bookseller's Tale: A totally gripping historical crime thriller | Ann Swinfen
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The death of a scholar, the birth of a detective... Oxford, Spring 1353. When young bookseller Nicholas Elyot discovers the body of William Farringdon floating in the River Cherwell, all the signs point to suicide. Soon, however, Nicholas discovers evidence of murder. Who could have wanted to kill this promising student? As Nicholas and his close friend Jordain try to unravel what lies behind Williams death, they learn that he was innocently caught up in a criminal plot. When their investigations begin to involve town, university, and abbey, Nicholas takes a risky gamble and puts his family in terrible danger in order to uncover the truth. A thrilling historical mystery full of twists and intrigue, perfect for fans of Ellis Peters, Paul Doherty and E. M. Powell.
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Mattsbookaday
The Bookseller's Tale: A totally gripping historical crime thriller | Ann Swinfen
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The Bookseller‘s Tale (Oxford Medieval Mysteries 1), by Ann Swinfen (2016)
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Premise: In an Oxford deeply divided between town and gown, and still recovering from the Black Death, a bookseller discovers the body of a student in the river and takes it upon himself to ensure justice is done.

Review: Overall, this was a satisfying amateur detective murder mystery, with a unique and fascinating setting and a strong set of characters. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday It lagged for me quite a bit in the middle half of the book, and there are some questionable, out-of-character choices in the back half that felt like obvious plot devices, but this did what it had to do and I‘ll read on in the series. 1w
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Bookseller's Tale | Ann Swinfen
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🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

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wallacereads
wallacereads
Bookseller's Tale | Ann Swinfen
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A block of books.

Kimzey Wow! Let us know what you find! 📚❤️ 7y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Nute Oh, what joy! 7y
Melissa_J Where is that? Is it a Word on the Street event? I know they are coming up, but we don‘t have one here 😢 7y
wallacereads @Melissa_J - it is the Polish Festival in Toronto. The local church has a massive book sale every festival. It has top notch selection. Will post my finds later! 7y
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BookishMarginalia
Bookseller's Tale | Ann Swinfen
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New audiobook 👍🏼

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PatriciaU
PatriciaU
Bookseller's Tale | Ann Swinfen
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This is an entertaining story full of colorful, well-drawn characters. Nicholas Elyot and his household – sister Margaret, children Alysoun and Rafe, and puppy Rowan – are nicely detailed and their backstory told succinctly and with sensitivity. The bookshop provides a wonderful backdrop to the story, with fascinating tidbits of information about the early days of book-making.

LeahBergen Ooo! Is it part of a series? 9y
PatriciaU @LeahBergen it is! It is first in the Oxford Medieval Mysteries series. Number 2 is already published so that is in my TBR stack. 9y
LeahBergen Thanks! I'll be ordering this. 😀 9y
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