The Winter Kill: A Medieval Mystery Novella (The Sir Law Kintour Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

It was a good mystery, several possible suspects. And the setting was realistic. The bad weather made it scary and dangerous.

The adventure continues as Sir Law Kintour is summoned to the City Hall of Perth Scotland in the middle of a raging blizzard. A young woman has been discovered dead frozen in a snowbank. At the request of the young woman’s father the High Sheriff delays the convening of an inquest so that Sir Law might establish that her death was not a suicide, but rather a tragic accident. Needless to say, the author continues to capture the atmosphere of that long lost city and bygone times. His characters leap off the page, and the reader has no trouble immersing themselves in this Medieval Scottish world. In the course of his investigation, Sir Law finds her paramour, a secular priest named Kennedy, Head Master of a distinguished Church School. Adulterer, and embezzler he is prime suspect in the first death. A prime suspect, Who conveniently ends up dead in the snow. Are these murders related, the suspense is unbearable. Step by step Kintour zeroes in on the culprit. Will the true killer be apprehended? Will the embezzled funds be recovered? I’m not telling. You have to read this novella for yourself.

An active story with some suspense, changing who could be the killer, in a medieval time. Sir Law Kintour is chosen, reluctantly, to find a killer. A few ancient words I did not know confuse the meaning of the text, but do not take away the excitement of the story.

I am so glad I read book 2 after finding book 1 a little bland. Our Sir Law's personality is much more developed as is his work for king, bishop and sherriff. Well done. Off now to read book 3!

Sir Law Kentour is an unlikely hero. As the result of injury, he is no longer a soldier and has to make his own way in the hard, medieval world. He is the medieval equivalent of a low-key private detective, employed by those who can pay him to find petty thieves, missing objects and the like, and he lives from hand to mouth and is sometimes assisted by a musician, Cormack. Here he is asked to discover the murderer of a beautiful young woman whose marriage is in trouble and who has left her husband, and, with the help of the monks at the nearby monastery, she is appealing to the pope to annul her marriage. Why she was killed, (and the investigations lead to a second murder), is what our hero has to discover The twists and turns happen against the backdrop of cruelly cold weather, the difficulties of poverty, and the political, religious and other intrigues of times give all the tension you need to keep the pages turning.

In the time of James I of Scotland, a horrific northern winter falls on Perth and complicates an already complex and sensitive situation. A wife estranged from philandering husband, a priest having an affair and embezzling money, another Brother who fervently believes women and money are the roots of all evil in the world since Eve, the apple, and the mythical serpent. But Cormac and a nosy dog are there to assist our lame hero, and Sir Law is relentless as always. Tomlin reveals the clues bit by bit, as in any successful mystery story, and her character occasionally reveal their weaknesses as well as displaying their strengths.

I thought “I, Elizabeth” was an exceptional historical fiction. I am not a reader who already knew the history of Elizabeth, or who succeeded who, so it was truly suspenseful knowing what was coming next in her “seesaw” and in many ways, a disappointing life. It also reveals for those who do not already know how the reli8gious war between the Catholic Church and Protestantism had shaped the government of England. Finally, for those who already know all the above, it certainly will add new visions as to your perspective of the most powerful woman of the world at that time, as only Rosalind Miles could have done.

Good story. It held my interest all the way through and I very much enjoyed the inclusion of the native phrases. The ending however, left me a little unsettled. I guess it was designed to pique my interest in the next of the series. I think this was book two of the series, so, I'm going back to read book one. That may tell me more about the ending.. All in all, a good read, well worth the time.

This book is better than the Templar's Cross, which was very disjointed, and not well crafted, but this mystery telegraphs its solution far too soon. While full of Scots atmosphere and language, there is a lot a flurry over the death of the victims, but little real deductive reasoning. You realise who the killer is mainly from his description, which is long and detailed. Not much in way of a real mystery, when all is said and done, sad to say.

A good yarn with interesting plot but characters not really strong and I never felt concerned or angry. Not Tomlin at Tomlin's historical best for me, but still a good read!

A simple story told well. It is another medieval whodunit. The hero needs to be reminded to . Look behind him!

Rather good read, love medieval murder mysteries set in the winter months, the first one i have read of this author on kindle but will buy more

Enjoyable read