To Wear The White Cloak

This is my first book in the Catherine LeVendeur series, and from my experience with this book, it's clear that Sharan Newman is a meticulous historian. But, she is a historian first and a writer second - the story and the writing itself isn't the best you will find. However, her attention to histor......more

Interesting historical background (medieval Paris, with a middle-class woman as the "detective"). However, the plot had an incredible number of side-issues, and the actual criminal seemed even more incredible in the rushed ending.......more

The weakest of the series. Too many coincidences and farcical encounters.......more