It’s very well-written, skipping around the point of view of a number of characters, all with their own motivations, being brought vividly to life and there are three murders to keep the blood-thirsty occupied. And despite a late appearance by King James of Scotland, this is certainly falls into that category. It’s harder for a book with an historical setting to grab my attention if it’s about people living in the past, rather than interacting with the events in the past. It’s becoming clearer to me that I like historical mysteries that centre around big events. Will Hew rise to the challenge and try and defend his friend? Well, of course he will, it would be a short book if he didn’t, but can he succeed when people are plotting against his friend left, right and centre? And even if he does, is it worth reading about?
His old college friend stands accused of both of the crimes, but is lying at death’s door, unable to defend himself. He returns to explain to his father that he has chosen not to become an advocate in the courts, only to find himself involved in a double murder. Hew is a native of St Andrews, but has been abroad for a number of years. Shirley McKay has written, to date, three novels in the Hew Cullan series. I’m well aware that there is a large amount of self-published fiction out there of, shall we say, questionable quality, but this doesn’t tick that box. You’re going to get a few reviews in the future that come under the category of “Look What I Got For My Kindle For Less Than £1”.
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