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Northeast-of-England-born, Scottish-adopted Shirley Mckay brings us the fourth in her informative suspense filled, downright entertaining Hew Cullen series. As usual, it's designed to be read precisely how you want to read it – stand alone, out of sequence or next-in-series are all possibilities.
We join Hew, Meg and Giles in their native St Andrews a little while after Hew's recovery from his [[Time and Tide by Shirley MckayMcKay|windmill adventure]]. Giles' summons to examine the oddly ailing Archbishop Patrick Adamson is only the beginning as Shirley weaves fascinating but seemingly inconsequential sub-plots through the story. Watch out though: nothing is for nothing and eventually one of these inconsequentialities will reach out of the Scottish mist and… Well, you'll see what it does.
For an example of Shirley's skill look no further than the fact that the body count we almost expect from her these days doesn't start till two-thirds in. That's not a complaint though. We aren't exactly tapping our toes as she gives us plenty to occupy our minds while we wait.
(Thank you, Polygon, for providing us with a copy for review.)
Further Reading: If this appeals then we recommend [[Time and Tide by Shirley McKay|Hew Cullen Book 3]] or [[1588: A Calendar of Crime (A Hew Cullan Mystery) by Shirley McKay|1588: A Calendar of Crime]]. If you're already a fan of this historical sleuth, we'd like to point you in the direction of another in the form of [[Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake) by C J Sansom|Matthew Shardlake]].
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