The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby Mysteries)

Murder at an English House Party J. Sexton Jacqueline Kirby moves closer to the center stage in this book. I like that I was brought up to speed about Richard III and the alternative opinions about what his actions must have been. Perhaps he wasn't the scoundrel that the Tudors (and therefore Shakespeare) made him to be.There's a nice mystery within the story, beyond the mystery of who killed the young princes. There were paths I was led down, but the author played fair. All the information to solve the mystery was there. And I loved the oh-so-typical English house party location.While it is nice to read the series in order, thi. "Intelligence & escapism" according to Louise. Elizabeth Peters is going to be missed by this reader. She always blends mystery, history and some humor into her writing which keeps the reader fascinated, entertained and informed through each of her novels. I loved Amelia Peabody, Vicky Bliss, and Jacqueline Kirby is my new favorite character. The stories always help to expand my interest in her subject matter. I'm a life-long learner, so the background knowledge displayed in her books adds so much interest in my ongoing quest for knowledge.. millgirl said Another interesting look at Richard III. I've read The Daughter of Time and when I was reading about Josephine Tey, this book was mentioned. I've been reading mysteries for a very long time and I have read several of the Amelia Peabody books.The characters are interesting and there is enough action so that it takes some time to sort through the cast of characters to figure out the who and the why and to also understand the motivation and the real reason why the events were escalating.All on all, it was an enjoyable read and there was enough action to keep the pages turning.

A dangerous practical joker recreates famous fifteenth-century murder methods: beheading, poisoning, smothering, and even drowning in a butt of malmsey. Jacqueline Kirby, an attractive American librarian attending the festivities, anticipates only one mystery to be raised: the five-hundred-year-old question of whether Richard truly killed the little princess in the Tower of London. Racing to untangle the murderous puzzle, Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive listener.. Jacqueline is amused at the group's eccentricities--until history begins to repeat itself. As the jokes become more and more macabre, one at last proves fatal. In a remote English country mansion, modern devotees of the infamous King Richard III, immortally villainized by Shakespeare, have gathered for a grand weekend of role-playing and Ricardian scholarship

. History buffs will enjoy the author's grasp of the details and suppositions of this medieval period.?Danielle D'Ottavio Harned, San FranciscoCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Though Carmen Lynne Williamson's awkward rendering of the American accents detracts from the listener's ability to identify with the intelligent, independent character Jacqueline Kirby, one still enjoys Peters's (The Last Camel Died at Noon, Audio Reviews, LJ 5/15/92) easy humor. From Library Journal A mixture of American and British characters fill this living room style mystery in which a joker's increasingly dangerous pranks parallel the more interesting historical events of the era of Richard III and the two princes in the tower