One thing I have started reading is historical thrillers. So when I was offered a chance of review this book, I jumped at it.
Whilst I had not read any others in the Thief Takers series, I quickly got into the story. Charlie Tuesday is on the hunt for “The Lord and Lady”, to save his lost love. The downtrodden are in uproar over the new king and bodies are turning up.
Charlie Tuesday was a loveable rogue and would put himself in danger to save others. Being brought up an orphan he had a soft spot for the down trodden and would use his talent of finding things to help others worse off than him.
Set in London in the Stuart period, this book was well researched and as you follow Charlie on his quest, the descriptive style of the author brings the sights and smells to life and showed just how much of a hard life the poor had.
This story was non stop and kept me turning the pages as I wanted to know what would happen to Charlie. It was like you were following him on the treasure, following the clues to get closer to the goal . Whilst some of the escapes seemed a bit unreal, there was always an explanation on how he made his escape. As there were others looking for the lord and lady, the story does not just revolve around Charlie. Each character had their own story to tell and one of my favourite characters Lily Boswell, a gypsy pirate who took no messing and stood up for what she believed.
The story had a fantasy feel to it, as the belief of fairies was still strong amongst the population. The fairy story running throughout, had me doubting Tom Black’s sanity and what mother’s did to the changeling babies was quite harrowing.
This can be read as a stand alone read, as the story was well explained and I will go back and read the others in the series. A page turner