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ASIN: 0425176789
ID #112778
Product Type: Book
Reviewer: A Non-Existent User
Review Rated: E
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Summary of this Book...
Sometimes I wonder if authors who write a series of novels run out of ideas or get to appoint they have nothing left to offer their readers. Such is the case for The Squire’s Tale, the tenth in Margaret Frazer’s Dame Frevisse series. In The Maiden’s Tale, we got a glimpse of the intrigue of King Henry VI’s reign. In The Reeve’s Tale, we saw how convoluted land ownership could be by family ties, who bequeathed what to whom, who has the most money, etc.

In The Squire’s Tale, Frazer attempts to show us how disputes were settled without turning to lawyers or some form of government. But fully three-fourths of the novel passes before the mystery starts. Up to that Point, Dame Frevisse and Sister Claire have been asked to escort a young lady back to her guardian, Sir Robert Fenner, whom Frevisse met in Frazer’s first novel of this series. Robert had been wounded when family members who have a quarrel with his wife attacked him to confiscate his ward and force her into marriage. Katherine is sent to St. Frideswide for protection.

When she is recalled back to the manor, Frevisse and Claire accompany her. For most of the novel, Frevisse watches the drama around her, wishing she wasn’t there, wishing she didn’t have to see everything, and hear everything. The story tends to bog down.

I enjoy reading Frazer’s works but this one is far from her best output.
This type of Book is good for...
People who are interested in medieval history.
I especially liked...
When Dame Frevisse got turned loose to find a killer.
I didn't like...
The length of time it took to get to the mystery.
I recommend this Book because...
Fans of Margaret Frazer will want to read all of Dame Frevisse's mysteries.
I don't recommend this Book because...
If you're wanting a lot of intrigue, action and excitement, you're not going to find it here.
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