The Ravens of Blackwater

Domesday, Book 2

De: Edward Marston

Narrado por: David Thorpe

The small village of Maldon is controlled by the wealthy and rapacious FitzCorbucion family, led by Hamo FitzCorbucion, the lord of Blackwater Castle. When his eldest son, Guy, is found murdered, an enraged Hamo demands justice. Into this charged atmosphere arrives a tribunal, led by soldier Ralph Delchard and lawyer Gervase Bret.

Surveying the lands of Maldon, the tribunal detects irregularities in various deeds, and plans to call the FitzCorbucion family to account. With tension high between Saxon and Norman factions in the village, Ralph and Gervase find some relaxation in the gentler company of nuns. But Guy's murder, and Hamo's quest for revenge, force Ralph and Gervase to deal with dangerous matters far beyond their original duties.

©1994 Edward Marston (P)2020 Soundings

Getting Hooked

Having listened to the first two in the series I’m ready to listen to more. Marston keeps the story moving forward with good detail but not so much as to weigh down the pace. There’s not a high level of suspense, but the rapport between the four abiding characters is nice balance between the reflective intellectual, the brash warrior noble, the pompous cleric and the squeamish scribe. David Thorpe does a masterful consistent job in bringing the various characters to life and in pacing the narrative just as he does in similar historical mystery series’s.

Interesting!

I am enjoying this series! You definitely have to pay attention but the narrator is perfect and the characters come alive!