The whole series is a delight! Her writing style transports you straight to late Elizabethan England, or, more precisely the wild, wild North of 16th century England. Her characters are lovable and most and best of all depicted as being very human, unashamedly displaying an array of emotions (warts and all!). Woven within this rich tapestry of the era is an engaging mystery which doesn't so much dominate the storyline but appears to run in tandem with the main characters' everyday lives. Having said that, the mystery is by no means predictable and doesn't follow a convenient straight line but twists and turns with the unusual and unexpected turns of events that seem to befall this not so quiet English border town. Patricia Finney's (aka PF Chisholm) books never disappoint and are an absolute joy to read - a hard act to follow for any historical fiction writer. Her research is impeccable and portrays her love for the era which in turn is reflected in each of her books. I cannot shower her with enough praise and only hope that she'll carry on writing many, many more books in the Sir Robert Carey series as I have hopelessly fallen in love with the charming rogue!
