Murder's Snare

Reinforces the author's reputation as a master of historical crime fiction . . . A deeply satisfying puzzle * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * The often-unpleasant sights, sounds, and smells of London come alive as a harrowing backdrop to a complex mystery * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * Unsettling historical detail enhances a story of hate, revenge, and multiple murders * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b> Murder Most Treasonable</b> * Doherty doles out clues shrewdly and decorates the narrative with his characteristically sharp period details.This long-running series has yet to show signs of slowing down * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Murder Most Treasonable</b> * Hair-raising descriptions of life in the Middle Ages enhance a challenging puzzle * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Hanging Tree</b> * As always, Doherty makes a past century come alive in the service of a carefully crafted plot. Impossible crime fans will be pleased * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Hanging Tree</b> * With consummate skill and pacing, Doherty answers the plot's mysteries in a series of startling revelations, and the atmosphere of a London driven by ambition and greed is palpable. The prolific Doherty shows no signs of losing steam * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Stone of Destiny</b> * A tortuous, fascinating historical mystery whose finely honed descriptions are not for the faint of heart * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Stone of Destiny</b> * Outstanding . . . Doherty keeps the action brisk, the crimes baffling and the deductions and solution fair * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>The Godless</b> * Doherty displays exceptional narrative flair as he brings the often-squalid sights, sounds and smells of medieval London to life in another artfully crafted and plotted historical mystery * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Godless</b> *