The Dead Don't Wait
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April, 1555. A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, to the east of the City of London, his body left to rot by the roadside – and Jack Blackjack stands accused of his murder.
As well as clearing his name, Jack has his own reasons for wanting to find out who really killed the priest – but this is an investigation where nothing is as it seems. Was it a random attack by a desperate outlaw, or do the answers lie in the murdered priest’s past? As he questions those who knew the dead man, Jack is faced with a number of conflicting accounts – and it’s clear that not everyone can be telling him the whole truth.
But Jack is about to be sidetracked from the investigation … with disastrous consequences.
Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry when he began writing the internationally successful Templar series. There are now twenty books starring Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock, with more to follow. The series has been translated into all the major European languages and sells worldwide. The Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association for the year 2004–2005, Michael is a keen supporter of new writing and has helped many new authors through the Debut Dagger Award. He is a founding member of Medieval Murderers, and regularly talks on medieval matters as well as writing.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5April, 1555. In a village to the east of London, St Botolph, a priest has been discovered killed. His sexton Dick Atwood has accused Blackjack of the deed. Coroner Sir Richard of Bath finds Blackjack and takes him back to the village.
Unfortunately I just cannot take to the main character in this series which makes it difficult for me to enjoy the story.
A NetGalley Book - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dead Don't Wait (A Bloody Mary Mystery #4) by Michael Jecks is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This is a historical fiction with a murder mystery along with many other issues all centered around out hero, Jack. ? Jack is an assassin but I found that odd when it came to fight scenes he couldn't fight at all! There is plenty of action, ale, and bits of history lifestyle to see, along with the poor, the greedy, the conmen, and more. Great clues, great characters, world building, and ending. I have never read this author's books before but certainly plan to look for them now! I really enjoyed this book!