Season of the Raven

A Servant of the Crown Mystery, Book 1

By: Denise Domning

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

A miller found under his wheel.

It's 1194, and Sir Faucon de Ramis, the shire's newly appointed keeper of the pleas, must do his duty and make an official declaration of the cause of a miller's death. Saddled with a clerk who names Faucon his "penance", the shire's first crowner must thread the tangled relationships between the sheriff, the village of Priors Holston, and the priory that once ruled it.

As a simple task takes a turn to the political, what seems obvious isn't, and what appears safe turns out to be more dangerous than he could imagine.

©2014 Denise Domning (P)2019 Tantor

I enjoyed it; good start to the series.

Good story, good characters. I'd really only give it 3.5 stars, but my standards are higher than many people. This book is average; I think the other books in the series are better.

Disagree with other review

Another review mentioned a “pedophile ending”. After completing the series, I don’t want to spoil anything… but there is no pedophile. But there is certainly an evil character for the hero to defeat. I find it odd that someone would give one star “bad guy” in a mystery novel is evil. They’re supposed to be evil and creepy. I think someone who cannot handle that sort of thing might want to read/listen to a different genre.

Fun history

I read this because I love the narrator from other books. This is a fun and interesting historical story! (Would it be wrong to hope that Edmund was .. aaa “dispatched” in a future story?)

Fabulous voice actor, good story

I think that this might be one of those books that NEEDS to be read, especially by a voice actor that can do it justice. It started a bit slow for me, but it didn't take long before I was caught up in this early Medieval mystery. Loved the accents, the intricacy of the plot, and the characters.

Great historical series

This is a really good Medieval English history with Norman French characters and Saxon English characters involved. The main protagonist is very likeable and faces many challenges with his new position in a new city. His assistant is both annoying and loveable at times. I’ve listened to all 4 novels in the series and I keep looking for #5....