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Blessop's Wife

Historical Mysteries Collection, Book 1

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Blessop's Wife

By: Barbara Gaskell Denvil
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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He's a spy for the king. She's a fighter who barely survived a treacherous relationship. Can they try their hand at uncovering one of England's biggest conspiracies?

In 1483 London, Andrew works as a spy for the king’s brother Richard. Through necessity, he has lived life in the shadows. When tragedy points to regicide, Andrew delves deeper into a maze of dangerous duplicity.

When young Tyballis discovers her husband has been arrested for murder, she is delighted. As a young orphan coerced to marry her abusive neighbor, she was horribly used. Now is her chance to be rid of him for good and find the confidence she never had.

When Tyballis joins forces with the motley network of Andrew’s informers and thieves, they are lured into the dark and dangerous world of medieval London’s political intrigue and back alley slums. It’s not long before Tyballis is accused of murder herself…

Blessop’s Wife is a thought-provoking mystery that fuses fact and fiction to stunning effect and explores what it means to be human.

©2023 Barbara Gaskell Denvil (P)2023 Podium Audio Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Mystery Romance Marriage England Middle Ages Espionage
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marvelous cast of well-drawn characters romp through many adventures to a satisfactory ending brilliantly in narrated by one of my favorite narrators time well spent listening to this book

brilliant narration brings alive a good stor

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The things that stood out for me were the filth, disregard for another's life and the closeness of communities. It's story of espionage, intrigue and romance and it's very well told.

Enjoyable if a little gritty

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Very long but enjoyable. Relatively realistic view of the type of conditions of the time.

Knowledge of the times

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The narrator had a nice rhythm to the story, and characters were easily identified. the plot had some interesting twists and turns. Most enjoyable.

Excellent entertainment

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The story is an excellent murder mystery with surprises throughout. Well written with historical context

Excellent read. Historical fiction

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