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Book SynopsisOswald de Lacy returns in this Medieval thriller from the author of PLAGUE LAND and THE BUTCHER BIRD.
Trade ReviewAn
intriguing and vivid addition to an increasingly interesting series, and
a fascinating glimpse of an almost forgotten period of history. -- Andrew Taylor
Living legends Andrew Taylor and Susanna Gregory; bestselling phenomena SJ Parris and CJ Sansom... a league of extraordinary resurrectionists. If you love their books, I invite you to visit fourteenth-century England, with SD Sykes ... Savour the company of young Oswald de Lacy,
among the most appealing historical sleuths currently on the hunt. -- A.J. Finn
Chilling and evocative. This book will have you gripped from the first page to the last -- Tracy Borman
If you love C.J. Sansom, you have to read S.D. Sykes. Her Oswald de Lacy series just gets better and better.
The Bone Fire is a wonderfully claustrophobic and compelling mystery, filled with clever twists, fascinating characters and flashes of Sykes's sly wit.
Utterly immersive, utterly gripping historical crime at its very, very best. -- Antonia Hodgson
An
ingenious, twisty plot with memorable characters in an
intriguing siege narrative -- Rebecca Mascull
Sykes' fourth is anchored in
a grimly evocative first-person narrative reminiscent of Poe, and there's a whodunit to boot. * Kirkus *
Neatly done, crisply-paced historical...
written with a fine sense of place and time * Shots Magazine *
Sykes effectively uses her diligent research in the service of a memorable plot. This outing
reinforces her place in the historical mystery genre's top ranks. * Publishers Weekly *
The setting is
fantastic [...] builds to a
satisfyingly twisty climax * The Times *
SD Sykes proves that she is
not only on top of her historical fiction game but is
also a mistress of the detective genre * Historia Magazine *
Enjoyable 'locked castle' mystery * The Sunday Times *
Atmospheric, and
well told * Choice Magazine *
Sykes give it (plague) a life and character of its own - swift, remorseless and deadly * New York Times *
As the number of victims rises,
Oswald knows he faces a threat every bit as great as the plague that now besieges the castle walls * S Magazine *
An
absolutely engrossing historical mystery * Booklist *
Sykes gives it (plague) a life and character of its own - swift, remorseless and deadly * New York Times *
Praise for S D Sykes * - *
Sykes is a
master at combining historical setting with mystery * The Times *
The
medieval CJ Sansom -- Jeffery Deaver
The whodunnit aspect is neatly done, the family secrets and waspish relationships are intriguing, and
humour and originality are abundant. * Daily Mail *
Sykes effectively uses her diligent research in the service of a memorable plot. This outing
reinforces her place in the historical mystery genre's top ranks. * Publishers Weekly *
