A good story with good characters

This medieval mystery has a good plot like others in this series. The under sherrif, the sergeant and the under sergeant investigate the murder of a priest. A man has already been hanged for the crime but not all is as it seems. The evidence leads in several directions but finally the truth is untangled.
A good listen.

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Another excellent tale

I really enjoy listening to Sarah Hawkwood’s books and narration by Matt Addis. Matt brings the brilliant storyline and characters to life. I look forward to the next one .

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Excellent

Another good listen. Matt Addis is an amazing narrator and has such a range of voices the story glows easily and with colour.

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A good Cadfael type yarn

Overall a good story after an unexpectedly shocking start. The story was well structured and very well narrated. The only downside was the killer was obvious from the start.

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A cracking read!

I love all the books in this series. The interaction between Bradecote, Catchpole, and now Wakelin , gets better and better.

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Best Yet!

There are a lot of series on the market where the quality of the writing and the standards of the plot, reduce as the series progresses, but not this one. The plot twists and turns, the characters come alive before your ears and the whole transports you away to a living, breathing medieval world. The narration was, as always, a delight. Pass me the next one!

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Enjoyable

April 1845. Sergeant Catchpoll, Under-Sherriff Lord Bradecote, and Under-Sergeant Walkeling are sent to the village of Ripple to investigate the murder of a priest and the over-precipitous hanging of Thorgar, an innocent young man. If Thorgar didn’t kill the priest, who did, how and why? There are multiple potential motives, unpleasant truths, and the potential of buried treasure. This is a Medieval whodunnit, very engaging. It’s well read by Matt Addis complete with convincing Worcestershire accent for Catchpoll. This is actually Book 11 in the Bradecote AND Catchpoll series, but very easy to get into despite me not having read/listened to any previous ones. If you like the Cadfael books, give the Bradecote and Catchpoll books a go.

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Very enjoyable!

I have read the whole Bradcote and Catchpole series - some in book form, the last few on Audible and I’ve enjoyed the development of characters and especially the development of the relationships between the Shrieval trio. I have got to know them so well, I just hope there’ll be more in the series for I will miss them now!
The narrator is EXCELLENT. The best I’ve heard so far on Audible! He does ALL the voices and accents so well that the story is easy to follow and makes it so much better than reading the books myself! I recommend reading the series in order, so that you can see the relationships develop.

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As well written as ever

Another marvellous insight into the 12th century and feudal law… with a side helping of how lawless it became due to the corruption of men in power.
I can’t say more without giving spoilers.
Again there were twists and turns in the search that could give a person whiplash.
And again we watched the development of the main 3 characters into an even stronger team.
I know the next book is available in ebook and hope it will soon be available here as my biggest disappointment is coming to the end of what is available.

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