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Blessop's Wife

Historical Mysteries Collection, Book 1

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Blessop's Wife

By: Barbara Gaskell Denvil
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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He's a spy for the king. She's a fighter who barely survived a treacherous relationship. Can they try their hand at uncovering one of England's biggest conspiracies?

In 1483 London, Andrew works as a spy for the king’s brother Richard. Through necessity, he has lived life in the shadows. When tragedy points to regicide, Andrew delves deeper into a maze of dangerous duplicity.

When young Tyballis discovers her husband has been arrested for murder, she is delighted. As a young orphan coerced to marry her abusive neighbor, she was horribly used. Now is her chance to be rid of him for good and find the confidence she never had.

When Tyballis joins forces with the motley network of Andrew’s informers and thieves, they are lured into the dark and dangerous world of medieval London’s political intrigue and back alley slums. It’s not long before Tyballis is accused of murder herself…

Blessop’s Wife is a thought-provoking mystery that fuses fact and fiction to stunning effect and explores what it means to be human.

©2015 Barbara Gaskell Denvil (P)2023 Podium Audio
Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Mystery Romance Marriage England Espionage

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Absolutely Brilliant

I loved this book, all 23 hours of it. Medieval mysteries are my favourite and I have read 100's of them. This one is well worth it. Fabulous narration and fabulous story.

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Action packed

Loved this story. Always a little plot and keeps your interest. I remember the narrators voice from another book and he’s good to listen to.

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History with a twist.

If you are into the war of the roses era. This is the book for you.

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Great historical romp

Enjoyed this from start to finish. Took a chapter to get used to the narrators style, but once I did, it flowed nicely and hours passed without me noticing. I listened to it on two plane journeys on a sunbed and on the beach and enjoyed the whole thing.
IT’s descriptions of life and conditions in late 15th century England were great and I felt as though I could have walked the streets myself. The historical details and context seem right and the story moves gradually at first and then finishes at a pace. I even listened to the last few chapters twice to get everything in place.
Overall a very enjoyable experience and where else can you get so much entertainment and enjoyment for so little.
Looking forward to listening to the next one.

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Brilliantly plotted story

This is great listen. I loved the characters and the historic details. The narration is excellent. I will defiantly be reading and listening to more of Barbara Gaskell Denvil work

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Brilliant and gripping story read so well.

finished too soon, would happily have listed to so much more. cannot wait to hear the next in the series

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Gripping yarn

Would make a really good Netflix series. Interesting characters, particularly women, gripping mystery with a surprise ending.

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Enjoyable if a little gritty

The things that stood out for me were the filth, disregard for another's life and the closeness of communities. It's story of espionage, intrigued and romance and it's very well told.

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brilliant narration brings alive a good stor

marvelous cast of well-drawn characters romp through many adventures to a satisfactory ending brilliantly in narrated by one of my favorite narrators time well spent listening to this book

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favourite narrator and a blinding novel

absolutely loved this story. all the characters were fantastic, the history was colourful and realistic. all perfectly performed by one of the best UK narrators on Audible.

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