Genre: Historical Mystery
Setting: Twelfth Century England
First Sentence: The shivaree at last.
This novel is the third in the author's Servant of the Crown series.
Sir Faucon de Ramis is the new Crowner of the shire. He has had the position for a little while. Yet his investigations have kept him busy.
He is aided in his duties by Brother Edmond. Brother Edmond is a bit strict in his interpretations of the law.
Sir Faucon, or Sir Crowner as the people call him, has earned the people's respect by his fairness.
The town of Wike has a small population. Yet there are plenty of secrets and lies.
There has been a murder in Wike. The hue and cry is raised. The body of a young girl. has been discovered, unclothed, in the town's well. The accused young man has escaped into the crown's forest.
Sir Faucon quickly determines that the accusations are incorrect. The girl did not die from drowning. She was put in the well after she had died.
So Sir Faucon begins asking questions The knight learns that this murder is connected to other deep, dark, secrets.
Will Sir Faucon sift though the clues and discover who is responsible for the death of the girl?
I really like the author's characters. They are realistic.
The author has included an overarching mystery. Tantalizing clues have appeared at the beginning and end of each of the novels in this set. I was disappointed that the mystery still hasn't been solved.
I hope to get a chance to read more in this series.
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