Caught Red-Handed

Servant of the Crown Mystery Series, Book 5

De: Denise Domning

Narrado por: Gildart Jackson

The dead walk!

It's the time of year when the immortal army of the ancient king rides Watling Street and the dead become uneasy in their graves. Indeed, in the far north of Warwickshire, the villagers insist that one dead man returned to kill his only son. Now it's up to Sir Faucon de Ramis, the shire's new Crowner, to run the walking corpse to ground and put him back where he belongs.

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Not enough depth to the background mystery (present in all books)

I’ve been loving these books a lot- but the mystery that has been present throughout all books was randomly and abruptly solved at the end and I feel like I’ve missed something. I was really looking forward to this mystery being solved and going into depth about what was going on, but this kinda just felt like an afterthought. It needed a full book focused on it but instead it got the last 30 mins where faucon seems to know who this killer is and immediately joins all the dots for no logical reason that i can see and I feel left behind and unsatisfied :(

A grounded series took an odd turn

The first four books felt consistent with the Keeper of the Pleas & co. traveling throughout the shire and unraveling mysteries. The plodding and descriptive pace allowed the reader ample time to absorb this well researched period.

”Walking Dead” stories are personally tiresome, but I was accepting of their 12th century beliefs that lead them down that well worn topic. It resolved in a way that made sense — albeit a belabored one.

But the overarching story about the child serial killer was just too ridiculous and ended in a silly & otherworldly fashion. I hope this doesn’t end up being the final book in the series, maybe a bizarre side story, because I want to know more about how the Crowner and Sheriff settle their feud.

Incredible narration as always in these titles.

Delightful to The End

Delightful story and telling to the end. Looking forward to more from this talented author.

the historical information

this series was amazing. couldn't put down. I hope that Ms. Domning will be writing more of this series. It's one of the best series I've read in a long time. Thank you.

Another excellent book on the series

Denise Domning not only crafts an excellent murder mystery but weaves it into a compelling view into 12th century England with many layers of detail of time & place