I'm a longstanding fan of Paul Doherty and was happy to read this book.
It's more historical fiction than mystery, the pace is quite slow and there are so many characters.
It takes a bit but if you keep on reading you will be involved in the book and appreciate both the plot and the cast of characters.
I don't know the historical timeframe well and was happy to learn something new.
I hope that there will be more mystery in the next instalment.
Many thanks to Severn House and Netgalley for this ARC