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cmbohn's review against another edition
3.0
Joliffe the player goes to France for his training as a spy. He arrives right in the middle of preparations for war, as the Dauphin tries to take back France from King Henry VI of England. Lots of politics in this one made it confusing.
archytas's review against another edition
4.0
It is such a shame that Frazer never got to write more of the Joliffe books, as the medieval spy-dom is just something she does so well. the complexity, and suffocation, of a noble household in Rouen at wartime is wonderfully drawn, and the exploration of another world of women possibly most intriguing.
julieputty's review
4.0
The Joliffe books are much less about murder mysteries and much more about hanging out with an interesting, clever character in an interesting, dangerous age. I felt my attention flagging about halfway through this one, but I really liked the ending.
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