Blessop's Wife
Historical Mysteries Collection, Book 1
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Gildart Jackson
About this listen
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.
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- Janet Edwards
- 27-02-25
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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- rosemary
- 07-04-24
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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- Miss Lynette Rosen
- 05-04-24
History with a twist.
If you are into the war of the roses era. This is the book for you.
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- NL
- 27-07-23
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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- Mrs. C. J. Mchardy
- 13-03-25
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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- xBethyboox
- 17-03-25
Loved it
Apart from the weird eyelid licking, it was very sweet and I love that the author actually painted Richard III in a good light, he was supposed to be a good ruler over his people in the north and well liked and a good and fair man but things have been so twisted over time that most people still think that he was just a hideous power grasping murderer but this portrayal was nice and the characters were well written and likeable and those that were meant to be unlikeable were also very well written, the narrator did a great job too and I hope he reads the rest of the series! Would definitely recommend to other historical fiction lovers and although I saw the twist coming from quite a while into it it will still be a great twist to a lot of people and some won’t be expecting it to be that person! Thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a long one too! It kept me company for the best part of 3 days while I was busy cleaning and sorting through a load of old junk at home! :)
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- Mo Bass
- 24-03-25
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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- Beaky Alli
- 15-02-25
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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- Ann D
- 12-03-25
A great listen
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Well written and Gildart Jackson reads it beautifully, his voice giving atmosphere and personality.
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- BeeBopTallulah
- 17-03-25
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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