![]() ![]() immersing them in a suddenly engrossing tale. 17 books based on 4 votes: The Tavern in the Morning by Alys Clare, A Dark Night Hidden by Alys Clare, The Song of the Nightingale by Alys Clare, A Shado. Proof that a writer of medieval crime fiction can deliver something fresh - The TimesĬunningly shifting sympathies among virtually all the players, Clare spotlights first Helewise, then Josse, in a detecting competition that lifts the partners above their predictable gender roles. Derby Evening Telegraph on A DARK NIGHT HIDDENĪ worthy heir to Ellis Peters, though grittier, materialises - Poison in the Pen on FORTUNE LIKE THE MOON But I bet, like me, you'll be ordering books one to five when you've finished. Don't let the fact that this is the sixth in a series put you off. Clare draws utterly believable characters who have warmth and humanity. ![]() What seems a fascinating subplot, about a forest poeople who adhere to the old pagan ways, gradually becomes central to the investigation. ![]()
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