⋙ Download Gratis A Play of Treachery A Joliffe Mystery Margaret Frazer Books

A Play of Treachery A Joliffe Mystery Margaret Frazer Books

Download As PDF : A Play of Treachery A Joliffe Mystery Margaret Frazer Books

A Play of Treachery A Joliffe Mystery Margaret Frazer Books

It was almost six months from the time I ordered "A Play of Treachery" before the just-published book finally came from Amazon. It was well worth the wait.

Margaret Frazer has outdone herself on this latest medieval mystery. Her character of Joliffe, the player, is magical and at the same time believably human as he wends his way through a seemingly impenetrable trail of secrets about who killed whom and why.

Although there is a great deal of political warring and historical intrigue in the book, Frazer has good control of her material. The human interest never gets lost amidst the complex wars and quarrels of fifteenth century Normandy.

If you're a Frazer fan and you haven't yet ordered your copy of "A Play of Treachery," I highly recommend doing so. No more waiting for it--it's in stock right now!


Tags : Amazon.com: A Play of Treachery (A Joliffe Mystery) (9780425223338): Margaret Frazer: Books,Margaret Frazer,A Play of Treachery (A Joliffe Mystery),Berkley,0425223337,Mystery & Detective - General,Historical fiction.,Mystery fiction.,Crime & mystery,FICTION Action & Adventure,FICTION Historical General,FICTION Mystery & Detective General,FICTION Mystery & Detective Historical,Fiction,Fiction - Mystery Detective,Fiction-Mystery & Detective,General Adult,Historical fiction,MASS MARKET,MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE FICTION,Mystery fiction,MysterySuspense,United States,historical fiction; historical mystery; medieval; mystery books; historical; detective novels; murder mystery books; murder mystery; victorian; mystery and thrillers; murder; crime; crime books; adventure; mystery; fiction; fiction books; mysteries; historical mysteries; historical fiction books; mysteries and thrillers; mystery thriller suspense; mystery novels; historical fiction novels; mystery and suspense; crime fiction; england; cozy mystery; tudor; saga; henry ii; historical romance; middle ages; cozy; thriller; regency,mystery;historical;historical fiction books;adventure;historical mysteries;mystery books;historical fiction novels;murder mystery books;crime books;mystery and thrillers;detective novels;police;mystery and suspense;alternate history;mysteries and thrillers;historical fiction;survival;fiction;novels;mysteries;fiction books;historical novels;adventure books;books fiction;survival fiction;historical mystery fiction;books historical fiction;books mystery;mystery novels;action adventure,FICTION Action & Adventure,FICTION Historical General,FICTION Mystery & Detective General,FICTION Mystery & Detective Historical,Fiction - Mystery Detective,Historical fiction,Mystery fiction,Mystery And Suspense Fiction,Fiction,MysterySuspense,Crime & mystery

A Play of Treachery A Joliffe Mystery Margaret Frazer Books Reviews

Really enjoyed this series. Joliffe and the players are interesting and the background appears authentic.
If you are a fan of Margaret Frazer's, you're probably aware that "The Apostate's Tale" ends with Dame Frevisse being elected prioress of St. Frideswide around the year 1452. By transferring the main character in this series about England during the reign of Henry VI from a nun who's growing older to the younger player-turned-spy Simon Joliffe and beginning "A Play of Treachery" in 1436, Frazer gives medieval history and mystery fans a new chance to learn more about the first half of the 15th century. Joliffe is able to range wider and farther than Dame Frevisse could, with many more adventures. Frazer's history is as accurate as always -- there are many real historical figures where they were and doing what history shows they were doing at the time. I look forward to many more Joliffe books. Frazer's scholarship, plots and prose continue to fascinate me. I highly recommend "A Play of Treachery."
I agree with previous reviewers in my appreciation of Frazer's books, and Joliffe is my favorite of her characters. As a player in a (very) small group of wandering players, he stumbled into mysteries connected either with the plays or with the places where they were performed.

I gave this entry only four stars because Joliffe is now separate from the players. Given the small company, now left with only Bassett and Ellis as seasoned, adult troopers, I worry about their fate. And I don't think Joliffe worries about them enough! I miss the background with the players.
Enjoy reading about that time period (mid 1400 England) . The author notes fact from fiction. I look forward to her next book.
I just finished reading this book, and loved it - it's well written, rich in detail about political realities in 15th century France/England, and the main character, Joliffe, is an enjoyable protagonist to follow. I also read Frazer's Dame Frevisse series, in which Joliffe occasionally appears, and "A Play of Treachery" fills a gap in that we finally get to see how Joliffe goes from being an actor to spy. In "A Play of Treachery" Joliffe goes to France to be trained as a spy, and he and the reader become aware that he's a bit player on the wider stage of court intrigue, who as yet knows little about what parts others play, or even what script is being performed. The end seems to hint that the next Joliffe book, too, will take place in the tumult of France, away from Joliffe's English home and the players who have become his family. But as Joliffe found a little romance in Rouen, perhaps his staying in France means there will be more on that front...!
A worthy addition to the series. A totally different setting, a very different set of characters. But still a satisfying mystery. But I do hope that we eventually get back to the original. In any case, I'm overjoyed that I have more to enjoy.
The powerful Duke of Bedford is four months dead, when his brother the Bishop of Bedford and England's Cardinal sends Joliffe to Rouen to learn to be a spy at the court of the widowed dutchess. A PLAY OF TREACHERY by Margaret Frazer had Joliffe playing a role that can cost him his life before he has time to acquire the skills necessary to survive in the world of a crumbling empire.
The powerful Duke of Burgandy has renounced his pledge to England in favor of France and he intends to win by battle and the rocky relm of state mariages. In the middle stands the young and lovely second wife of the Duke of Bedford.
The murder in the story comes as a shock as the reader is deep in the political aspects of historical fiction when Paris stands ready to fall.
This is a great read as Joliffe both misses his former life and learns new skills from masters of the trade of spying.
Nash Black, author of SANDPRINTS OF DEATH
It was almost six months from the time I ordered "A Play of Treachery" before the just-published book finally came from . It was well worth the wait.

Margaret Frazer has outdone herself on this latest medieval mystery. Her character of Joliffe, the player, is magical and at the same time believably human as he wends his way through a seemingly impenetrable trail of secrets about who killed whom and why.

Although there is a great deal of political warring and historical intrigue in the book, Frazer has good control of her material. The human interest never gets lost amidst the complex wars and quarrels of fifteenth century Normandy.

If you're a Frazer fan and you haven't yet ordered your copy of "A Play of Treachery," I highly recommend doing so. No more waiting for it--it's in stock right now!