Mathew's Tale

Name: Mathew's Tale
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Quintin Jardine
ISBN: 9781407953984

Author: Quintin Jardine

Narrator: James Bryce

Unabridged: 10 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 03/01/2015

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

1818, Carluke, Lancashire. Mathew Fleming returns home to Scotland following heroic service at the Battle of Waterloo. After seven years away, he is a ghostly presence to those he left behind. But Mathew is ambitious and soon becomes a man of influence in his country and beyond. Yet through all his success, he still hides the loss of his one true love. When a terrible act of murder occurs, Mathew must choose between the rule of blood and the rule of law. And as a man of honour with a warrior’s instincts, he embarks on a journey of vengeance that will test every sinew of his faith in mankind…

About Quintin Jardine

Quintin Jardine was born once upon a time in the West - of Scotland rather than America, but still he grew to manhood as a massive Sergio Leone fan. On the way there he was educated, against his will, in Glasgow, where he ditched a token attempt to study law for more interesting careers in journalism, government propaganda, and political spin-doctoring. After a close call with the Brighton Bomb in 1984, he moved into the even riskier world of media relations consultancy, before realising that all along he had been training to become a crime writer. Now, forty novels later, he never looks back.Along the way he has created/acquired an extended family in Scotland and Spain. Everything he does is for them.He can be tracked down through his blog: http://quintinjardine.me

Reviews

Goodreads review by Judy on February 19, 2019

Very well written. Wanted a sequel, tho.......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 03, 2018

Great storytelling, characterisation and historical setting and mood. I absolutely loved it. Mathew is a wonderful creation.......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on May 10, 2016

3.5 stars......more

Goodreads review by Yvonne on January 09, 2015

This book is fantastic a very good read , had me quite emotional in some places .I don't normally read historical but was great highly recommend it.......more

Goodreads review by Stuart on February 17, 2022

Interesting insight into Edinburgh's legal system in 1820s. The rise of Matthew Fleming financially and socially was rather too great to be realistic however. Nicely finished off with all loose ends tied up.......more