Book Overview
/MORSON Oxford University, in 1624, the savage murder of a young girl kindles a frenzy of suspicion between privileged students and impoverished townspeople. And when one of Falconer's students who... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312956975
ISBN13:9780312956974
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
A good, fast - paced medieval whodunnit
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Morson works a fast-paced tale of murder in medieval Oxford by zipping between several different persceptives. He appears to have a very firm grasp of the setting his mysteries occupy and many of the historical details that make reading this sort of mystery enjoyable. I especially appreciated the subplot involving the Jewish quarter of Oxford and issues related to the prejudices of the times. I found the plot to be compelling and I happened to enjoy the quick pace. However, the use of shifting perspectives every few paragraphs was frequently disorienting and some of the characters could use a bit of fleshing out. All in all, a very nice leisure read.
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