I have greatly enjoyed all the Oxford Medieval Mysteries and this one is no exception. The author's fine afterward discusses the "little ice age" which could have been having an effect on winter travel and other historical facts of that period.
Nicholas and his family, as well as his friend Jordain and Emma and her aunt and cousins are invited to Peter Winchingham's manor in Leighton for the Christmas season. Nicholas and Margaret's mother had been too frail to travel to them in Oxford with the harsh weather they are having so they agree.
Despite extensive preparations the trip is fraught with peril from both the elements and outlaws. Deputy sheriff Cedric Walden had offered to travel with Nicholas' group for safety, which ended up saving their lives. The whole trip was fraught with peril, as the French Troubadours invited to Leighton Manor were also attacked, and that sets the stage for most of their visit.
The ending is unique with Nicholas and the Black Prince again fighting together against treasonous mercenaries. All ends well and made for a delightful read
"As wedding bells chime in Kurland St. Mary, a motley group of visitors descends on the village—and with a murderer on the prowl, some of them may not be returning home…"
This series just keep getting better with each volume, or else I am just more enamored of the characters. I have other books I NEED to read but this one... and now the next one is on my kindle..
It starts "Lucy , my dear, you cannot ignore Major Kurland forever"
"I know that"
It ends with Lucy and Sir Robert Kurland agreeing to be married.
In between were a marriage, several deaths and unveiling of illegitimate heirs, all in Regency England in a "cozy" mystery. Wonderful Read!
