Magic as a Political Crime in Medieval and Early Modern England: A History of Sorcery and Treason
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Treason and magic were first linked together during the reign of Edward II. Theories of occult...
The Gallows Pole
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'I saw them. Stag-headed men dancing out on the moor at midnight, nostrils flared and steam...
Lindsay (1717 KP) rated The Gold Digger (True Colors #9) in Books
Nov 23, 2020
Why does the town seem to pick on a guy named Ray? Ingrid seems a bit naive about what her sister is doing but she loving her sister and children. Is her sister Belle a murder or looking for easy money? The town seems to think nothing of it when men go missing or think they just leave suddenly.
We do see that Ingrid and Nils seem to connect after meeting each other. They seem to take their time getting to know each other and courting. The plot of this story is deep and detailed. The story is done well. It just seems like found out who the killer is quite quickly. It just seems that Nils had to convince Ingrid and the town sheriff or the real killer and not the one they keep pulling in to question.
There are some surprises when it is all revealed and solved. Though there is still a twist at the end as well. There seem to be a mystery and lots of crimes. This is good in the sense that it tells some history of American crime and historical fiction and crime. It is a true crime. I rate this 4.5 Moons (stars).
The Thief Taker - Book 1
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The year is 1665. Black Death ravages London. A killer stalks the streets in a plague doctor's hood...
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The Anarchists Club
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'Leo Stanhope is a wonderful creation, his world atmospheric and terrifying, and his own story as...
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ClareR (5721 KP) rated The Household in Books
Jun 25, 2024
Charles Dickens doesn’t feature in this book, although he is mentioned. This wonderful novel is all about the women.
Angela has been stalked for many years, her life made a misery by a man that no one takes seriously. He has been released from prison for another crime (as stalking wasn’t a crime until recently), and Angela is dreading the moment when he turns up again. And you just know it’s going to happen.
There is also the matter of a missing girl: one of the inhabitants of Urania Cottage has lost contact with her young sister, and she’s missing from the big house she worked in.
This book was captivating - the attention to historical detail, the development of the characters (particularly Angela and Martha), the way that with a modern eye, it’s supremely frustrating that young women of any class were held in such low regard. But these women do fight to get the life they want, and that must have been a reasonably rare occurrence.
This is well worth a read - another fantastic read from Stacey Halls!
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The Great Train Robbery: The Untold Story from the Closed Investigation Files
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The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is one of the most infamous crimes in British history. The bulk of...