This is a very engaging and enjoyable anthology of linked stories that start in 1100 at the sack of Jerusalem and finish five hundred years later in London, all the stories are linked by the tainted relic of the title. The stories are all very enjoyable with a couple standing out.
An interesting book that uses the form of a police procedural to tell a story that does not really fit into the genre.
This is an excellent crime story with a vividly realised setting and a superbly crafted plot.
A simple and superbly orchestrated plot and a large, active and engaging cast make for a gripping and hugely enjoyable thriller.
This is an enjoyably, slow burning period thriller which serves up lashings of atmosphere and a cleverly crafted plot.
Superb crime story with a vivid cast and a beautiful setting in rural Wyoming.
This is a very enjoyable and superbly structured crime story.
This is a very enjoyable crime story with a savagely bleak undertow.
