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    Silence of Stones, The: A Crispin Guest medieval noir

    By Jeri Westerson

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    A medieval mystery featuring disgraced knight Crispin Guest

    London, 1388. When the mythical Stone of Destiny disappears from the throne of England during mass in Westminster Abbey, the populace takes it as a sign to side with King Richard II’s rebellious barons. The last thing the king needs is for his authority to be put in question, especially after his army suffers a crushing defeat against a Scottish uprising.

    Desperate, Richard calls in Crispin Guest to find the missing stone. And to ensure that he will do the deed, the king imprisons Jack Tucker and orders Crispin to find the stone before Parliament convenes in three days' time - or Jack will hang for treason.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSevern House Publishers
    Release dateFeb 1, 2016
    ISBN9781780107257
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    Silence of Stones, The: A Crispin Guest medieval noir
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    Jeri Westerson

    Jeri Westerson was born and raised in Los Angeles. As well as nine previous Crispin Guest medieval mysteries, she is the author of a paranormal urban fantasy series and several historical novels. Her books have been nominated for the Shamus, the Macavity and the Agatha awards.

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    • 5/5
      Another engrossing mystery featuring my favourite 'medieval noir' investigator and former knight!Tracker Crispin Guest's dilemma in this new and dangerous situation paces alongside the coming-of-age of Jack Tucker, Crispin's apprentice. We have seen Jack's development as the novels have progressed. Now it is even more to the fore. A fact I like.It's 1338, the Stone of Scone has been stolen, an explosion has occurred in the Cathedral right as King Richard and Queen Anne are there to attend the Feast of the Holy Virgin's Nativity.Crispin is there (amongst the 'rabble') at Jack's bidding (pleading rather), 'his apprentice, a rangy boy and now [Crispin's] match In height, though the lad was only fifteen.'When the explosion occurs, of course they both rush towards the action, only to come under the King's gaze and then be subjected to his ire. Years previously Crispin had been stripped of his knighthood for treasonous actions against the King.Jack is hauled off to the dungeons and Crispin is given three days to find the stone or else Jack's life is forfeit.Crispin is submerged in Scottish plots and counterplots, enough to make even the Tracker's head ring with the complexity--and often inanity. Meanwhile Jack is befriended by Crispin's friends in high places and does his own investigating.Both are pursuing the problem from different ends, both are coming to similar conclusions. When Jack helps a young wife who is in distress things become even more interesting.I love that Jack keeps minding his behaviour and finds himself concerned for his honour, so delightfully telling in little reflective conversations he has with himself. He wants to do his master proud--and he does!Crispin's search is made even more interesting by the addition of 'John Rykener ... who sometimes goes by the name "Eleanor" to, er ... ply his trade.' John is a cross dressing male prostitute, whose proclivities certainly help Crispin to winkle out information from folks in the know. In many ways John becomes a little like Crispin's conscience as he points out things that Crispin should be paying attention to with regard to Jack now that he's older.I am sure that there is a note of wistfulness and love in John's voice as he and Crispin part.We have no woman chasing after Crispin in this novel. We do have an artifact of religious significance, the Stone of Scone. In many ways the absence of some lady that is interested in Crispin or vice versa, getting in the way of Crispins task, is a relief.We do have high born and important ladies adding to the tension of the story. Their stories are important to the plot, but they are not Crispin's downfall. Jack plays a major, absolutely delightful, though harrowing, part with this regard. He is a wonderful source of tension and richness for the plot. I felt that as Jack comes-of-age, so Crispin find a renewed emotional place to some degree. Brilliant!As always Westerson's research and working knowledge of the era is impeccable. I must say I really liked the cover, the brooding Cathedral sets the tone.A NetGalley ARC
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars

      I’m a bit of a sucker for Medieval mysteries, and a huge fan of Cadfael and the Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton series which is set only a decade or two before this series. I confess, the Crispin Guest books are not my favourites. I listened the audiobooks of the first two novels in the series recently, and whilst I enjoyed them on some level, there was some silliness and certain details and inconsistencies in the content that did not seem realistic, or did not appeal to me. Mostly the inappropriate sex references, which did not add anything, and just were not necessary).

      I think I preferred The Silence of Stones to the earlier ones, probably because there was no sleazy ‘love interest’, and I liked seeing the Jack Tucker, now in his late teens, (Crispin’s teenage companion and assistant) come into his own. The exploration of Anglo-Scottish relations in the late fourteenth century provided an interesting backdrop, with some well used details about Scottish history and customs.

      Some well-known historical figures also made an appearance including Katherine Sywnford and Henry, Earl of Derby, the man who would one day become King Henry IV and the father of Henry V. He has, I understand been in previous titles, but it was interesting have some events and political atmosphere of the late 1380s presented from the perspective of these characters.

      Altogether, it was a satisfying mystery with lots of twists and turns. Not too predictable, but not impossible to keep up with either, and plenty of historical detail. I will read the next one, which I am interested in mainly because it contains some details about the legal system and its personnel, which I am doing some work on at the moment.

      I received an electronic version of this title from the publisher for the purposes of writing a review. I was not required to write a positive one and all opinions expressed are my own.