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A review by lnatal
Cruel as the Grave by Sharon Kay Penman
4.0
This is the second book of the Justin de Quincy series and it's a sequel of "The Queen's Man."
Plot:
The dowager queen is attempting to hold the throne for her beloved son, Richard the Lionheart, held captive by the Holy Roman Emperor, against the machinations of her youngest son, John. A neighbor asks Justin to investigate the death of a young Welsh girl named Melangell. Two brothers from a wealthy mercantile family, nephews of Justin's neighbor, are the chief suspects in the murder. Justin balances snooping into the murder with his duties as the queen's agent, at one point risking his life to carry a message to John, besieged in Windsor Castle in his bid for the throne.
Justin de Quincy series:
3* The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
4* Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy, #2)
TR Dragon's Lair (Justin de Quincy, #3)
4* Prince of Darkness (Justin de Quincy, #4)
Welsh Princes series
5* Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
5* Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
4* The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine series
5* When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
4* Time and Chance (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2)
5* Devil's Brood (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
Richard the Lionheart series
4* Lionheart (Plantagenets #4)
TR A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5)
Plot:
The dowager queen is attempting to hold the throne for her beloved son, Richard the Lionheart, held captive by the Holy Roman Emperor, against the machinations of her youngest son, John. A neighbor asks Justin to investigate the death of a young Welsh girl named Melangell. Two brothers from a wealthy mercantile family, nephews of Justin's neighbor, are the chief suspects in the murder. Justin balances snooping into the murder with his duties as the queen's agent, at one point risking his life to carry a message to John, besieged in Windsor Castle in his bid for the throne.
Justin de Quincy series:
3* The Queen's Man (Justin de Quincy, #1)
4* Cruel as the Grave (Justin de Quincy, #2)
TR Dragon's Lair (Justin de Quincy, #3)
4* Prince of Darkness (Justin de Quincy, #4)
Welsh Princes series
5* Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
5* Falls the Shadow (Welsh Princes, #2)
4* The Reckoning (Welsh Princes, #3)
Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine series
5* When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
4* Time and Chance (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2)
5* Devil's Brood (Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
Richard the Lionheart series
4* Lionheart (Plantagenets #4)
TR A King's Ransom (Plantagenets #5)