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Originally Posted by cromag
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I've already started my next read: The Unquiet Bones (Hugh De Singleton’s Chronicles Book 1), by Mel Starr. Set in 14th century England, the protagonist is a young surgeon who sets up as a surgeon and bailiff at the village of Bampton.
The author is a retired history teacher. If he's made any mistakes in the setting, etc, I haven't found them ... yet. It's well written and I'm enjoying it so far.
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I finished the first three books in The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon:
The Unquiet Bones
A Corpse at St. Andrew's Chapel
A Trail of Ink
I liked all three of them. The characters are distinct and consistent, the stories are imaginative and well written, and the plots are logical and reasonably complex. The setting is 14th century Britain. As I mentioned, I'm not an expert on the time or location, but it rings true.
I look forward to reading more but, honestly, I can't afford it just yet. I must have picked these up on sale -- they're currently about $10 each at Amazon (US) and $15 each at Kobo (although they may be couponable at Kobo). Those prices are way out of my league!
And, I've just started The Busty Ballbreaker: The Hot Dog Detective (A Denver Detective Cozy Mystery) by Mathiya Adams -- the second in the series. They're described as "cozy" but I found the first one to be a bit "harder edged" than the typical "cozy."
I liked the first one a lot, and this one has started out pretty good, too.