The King's Evil (Christopher Redmayne Mysteries): The thrilling historical whodunnit: 1 (Christopher Redmayne series) Paperback – Import, 1 August 2010

Christopher Redmayne keeps you wanting more he is a very good moral man who cares about solving crimes. I found this book to be intriguing it kept me on the edge of my seat I will continue with the next one in the series.

This is the fourth book by Edward Marston that I've read and I think this is the one I've enjoyed the most. The enjoyment stems largely from the writing style, which is better than the style in the other Marston books I've read. Moreover, the book feels more confident that it can take its time to get to the central murder, apparently sure in the knowledge that it has a good story and good characters, and that the reader will stay with it. In addition, the historical elements are woven into the story and not presented in dedicated paragraphs as I've found with other books in Marston's various series of books. Happy to read the next in the series. In fact, I may even download it right now!

This book was better than I expected. Christopher Redmayne is an aspiring architect during the rebuilding of London after the great fire. His brother Henry adds graphic contrast: Henry is more of a debauched party boy, while Christopher is introspective and compelled to pursue injustice and right the wrongs. His client, a very wealthy Londoner, is murdered at the building site. Christopher plunges in and begins a very tentative friendship with a curmudgeonly local constable. Very readable. I've already bought the next book.

The story begins in 1666, just after the Great Fire when Redmayne and Bale first meet . Redmayne is an easy-going budding young architect and Bale a rather dour constable with parliamentarian leanings. The book starts slowly as the scene is set but quickly gathers pace as the two men join forces to solve a murder. A very enjoyable light read with plenty of period colour.

Christopher Redmayne, architect, Joshua Bayle, Constable, Henry Redmayne, Nobleman are the three protagonists. Chris and Henry are brothers (H is the older, lazier brother), three ways of life involved with murders. Great series. Sometimes easy to guess the villain(s), but not the reasons. Twisty climaxes. Edward Marston has done it again.