Falconer's Crusade

by Ian Morson

Book Overview

/MORSON Oxford University, in 1624, the savage murder of a young girl kindles a frenzy of suspicion between privileged students and impoverished townspeople. And when one of Falconer's students who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312956975
• ISBN13: 9780312956974
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A good, fast - paced medieval whodunnit

Morson works a fast-paced tale of murder in medieval Oxford by zipping between several different persceptives. He appears to have a very firm grasp of the setting his mysteries occupy and many of the historical details that make reading this sort of mystery enjoyable. I especially appreciated the subplot involving the Jewish quarter of Oxford and issues related to the prejudices of the times. I found the plot to be compelling and I happened to enjoy the quick pace. However, the use of shifting perspectives every few paragraphs was frequently disorienting and some of the characters could use a bit of fleshing out. All in all, a very nice leisure read.