A review by singinglight
Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Heart by Ellis Peters

4.0

When I started this book and found that it was going to be about folk singers in the 1960s, I winced. I’ve read several mysteries where young people of that era figure and even if the author treats them with some kindness, it’s always that heavy-handed “oh those silly dears” kindness. Well, I did Ellis Peters a wrong. I think she must have been something of a folk song enthusiast herself (or maybe I should say ballad–she seems to prefer that term). I kind of called the twist, but I read her for two things: the characters and the description of the Shropshire landscape. The characters in this were well-drawn. And Dom was in it! I love Dom. So, yay. (Jan 2010)

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This is becoming one of my favorite Felse stories. It's sweet and bitter, beautiful and tragic. A lot like the music it describes. (Aug. 2010)