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In Rome, Pope Alexander IV lies dying. From the East, an assassin is sent by a powerful royal family. In Wallingford Castle a young man is held prisoner, charged with a murder he did not commit... In the swirling mists of Oxford, Regent Master William Falconer, Aristotelian philosopher and amateur sleuth, searches for the whereabouts of his mentor, Roger Bacon. But a political intrigue is about to explode. The Papal Legate's brother-a master cook-is killed with an arrow during a student show more riot. While authorities crack down on the disorder and zealots warn of the Apocalypse, Falconer begins an investigation. Now the man of reason must enter a labyrinth or madness-where ambition, deceit, and murder are the order of the day. show lessTags
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I found this story of a murder more interesting for the details than the murder. Falconer is going slowly blind so this enabled his Knight Templar Shadow to follow him. When the chef of a political bishop is found dead, falconer has to work out who did it and why. A very powerful preacher is also involved but overall I didn't care much for the characters and I'm not really all that pushed about continuing the series, I will probably continue reading them but I have no urgency to hunt them up.
Well paced, with good character development and fair plot development.
Negative: near the end, there was a feverish, delusional nightmare that was way too long.
Negative: near the end, there was a feverish, delusional nightmare that was way too long.
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Goldmann (44301)
Common Knowledge
- Original title
- Falconer's Judgement
- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- William Falconer
- Important places
- England
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- Members
- 94
- Popularity
- 340,594
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.38)
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 9
