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ATDrake · 06-12-2012, 04:58 AM

Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal is the 1st in her Medieval Mystery series of well-researched 13th-century England-set historical murder mysteries which star a prioress and her assisting monks and nuns as the amateur sleuths, each of whom contribute to finding out whodunnit. This is free courtesy of publisher Poisoned Pen Press, who are offering several tie-in sale deals on further volumes in the series.

I read this when it was 99 cents from PPP's rotating monthly 1st-in-series introductory sales, and found it very good indeed. Just a couple of days ago I finished the 2nd in series which I bought during Books on Board's 40% off sale for not quite twice the price they ask you to pay now, but still consider it well worth the money, although I do kind of wish I'd waited that extra week or so considering I still have several more to read.

Ah well, at least you can benefit from the discount pricing on what I consider to be a rather good and enjoyable (thus far) series of historical sleuthy mysteries.

Currently free without DRM @ iTunes (available to Canadians). PPP's infopage for this seems to indicate a multi-store freebieization is intended, so you can keep checking the store links on their site to see if it's dropped at your preferred venue yet.

#2 Tyrant of the Mind and #3 Sorrow Without End are discounted to $2.99 directly from the publisher (DRM-free ePub/Mobi bundle, but no cloud and you'll have to make your own backups) and at participating venues.

These two can be found cheapest via Books on Board (DRM-free ePub), which additionally sale prices them at $2.34 each and gives you $0.24 in Reward Bucks store credit, and also at Kobo which has them for $2.88 CAD and couponable (but DRM ePub).

More volumes in the series are sale-priced at $4.99 (regularly $6.99) and again are cheapest at BoB, for $2.90 + $0.40 Reward Bucks, which works out to $2.50 per book. I paid $4.21 each for mine, by the way, but I still consider the 2nd which I've read to be worth it at that price.

Series order numbering and buy-links to other bookstores as well as direct from the publisher can be found at Royal's author page on the PPP website, which incidentally mentions that she grew up in British Columbia, making her at least partially Canadian, for extra bonus cool points.

Description
It is late summer in the year 1270. Although the Simon de Montfort rebellion is over, the smell of death still hangs over the land. In the small priory of Tyndal, the monks and nuns of the Order of Fontevraud long for a return to routine.

Their hopes are dashed, however, when the young and inexperienced Eleanor of Wynethorpe is appointed their new prioress. Only a day after her arrival, a brutally murdered monk is found in the cloister gardens, and Brother Thomas, a young priest with a troubled past, arrives to bring her a more personal grief.

Now Eleanor must not only struggle to gain the respect of her terrified and resentful flock but also cope with violence, lust, and greed.

06-12-2012, 04:58 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (DRM-free iTunes/K) Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal [Medieval Murder Mystery Wine of Violence by Priscilla Royal is the 1st in her Medieval Mystery series of well-researched 13th-century England-set historical murder mysteries which star a prioress and her assisting monks and nuns as the amateur sleuths, each of whom contribute to finding out whodunnit. This is free courtesy of publisher Poisoned Pen Press, who are offering several tie-in sale deals on further volumes in the series. I read this when it was 99 cents from PPP's rotating monthly 1st-in-series introductory sales, and found it very good indeed. Just a couple of days ago I finished the 2nd in series which I bought during Books on Board's 40% off sale for not quite twice the price they ask you to pay now, but still consider it well worth the money, although I do kind of wish I'd waited that extra week or so considering I still have several more to read. Ah well, at least you can benefit from the discount pricing on what I consider to be a rather good and enjoyable (thus far) series of historical sleuthy mysteries. Currently free without DRM @ iTunes (available to Canadians). PPP's infopage for this seems to indicate a multi-store freebieization is intended, so you can keep checking the store links on their site to see if it's dropped at your preferred venue yet. #2 Tyrant of the Mind and #3 Sorrow Without End are discounted to $2.99 directly from the publisher (DRM-free ePub/Mobi bundle, but no cloud and you'll have to make your own backups) and at participating venues. These two can be found cheapest via Books on Board (DRM-free ePub), which additionally sale prices them at $2.34 each and gives you $0.24 in Reward Bucks store credit, and also at Kobo which has them for $2.88 CAD and couponable (but DRM ePub). More volumes in the series are sale-priced at $4.99 (regularly $6.99) and again are cheapest at BoB, for $2.90 + $0.40 Reward Bucks, which works out to $2.50 per book. I paid $4.21 each for mine, by the way, but I still consider the 2nd which I've read to be worth it at that price. Series order numbering and buy-links to other bookstores as well as direct from the publisher can be found at Royal's author page on the PPP website, which incidentally mentions that she grew up in British Columbia, making her at least partially Canadian, for extra bonus cool points. Description It is late summer in the year 1270. Although the Simon de Montfort rebellion is over, the smell of death still hangs over the land. In the small priory of Tyndal, the monks and nuns of the Order of Fontevraud long for a return to routine. Their hopes are dashed, however, when the young and inexperienced Eleanor of Wynethorpe is appointed their new prioress. Only a day after her arrival, a brutally murdered monk is found in the cloister gardens, and Brother Thomas, a young priest with a troubled past, arrives to bring her a more personal grief. Now Eleanor must not only struggle to gain the respect of her terrified and resentful flock but also cope with violence, lust, and greed. Last edited by ATDrake; 06-12-2012 at 05:13 AM. Reason: Off by 1 century error. Now I'm morbidly curious as to what kind of programming errors one could get using Roman numerals.