Murdering the Messenger

Name: Murdering the Messenger
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Jecks
ISBN: 9781399166423

Author: Michael Jecks

Series: Jack Blackjack #8

Narrator: Kris Dyer

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 12/01/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

March 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life. After his treacherous voyage back to his beloved city the previous year, he desires nothing more than women, wine, beer and more women. But his new parish of St Helen's has different ideas for him . . . A week after first laying eyes on the tempting Miss Rachel Nailor, she turns up dead on the church vestry floor . . . and someone is trying to frame him for her murder! Rachel was a woman with many secrets. But was she murdered in a fit of lustful rage, or was it part of a wider political play? Who would want Rachel dead - and Jack hanged for it? With his master breathing down his neck, and old foes crawling out of the woodwork, Jack has never been in more danger!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on August 11, 2023

I like historical mysteries, so I felt drawn to this. I read another book by this author previously, and found myself indifferent to it, but I enjoyed this one a little bit more. This was a Bloody Mary Tudor mystery. Somehow, it had the seriousness and the tone that I hoped for and expected, but it wa......more

Goodreads review by Claire on October 12, 2023

A Bloody Mary Tudor mystery. Eighth book in the Jack Blackjack series. Jack is a lovable rogue, loved how he narrated the book - he is a lot of fun, even though most of his trials and tribulations are self-inflicted. It’s 1557 and Jack is back in London enjoying the simple pleasures - women and wine. Ho......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on December 01, 2024

Michael Jecks can write as if he were alive in the 16th century. This murder mystery also prompts consideration of what it must have been like during the conflict between the Church of England and the Catholic church and the tension between England and Spain. This was a time when God's existence was......more

Goodreads review by Sue on July 24, 2024

This was a better read than the last two.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 20, 2024

Jack Blackjack - a laugh a minute.......more