The Bone Fire - The Oswald de Lacy Medieval Murders (Hardback)

An intriguing and vivid addition to an increasingly interesting series, and a fascinating glimpse of an almost forgotten period of history. -- Andrew Taylor
Living legends Andrew Taylor and Susanna Gregory; bestselling phenomena SJ Parris and CJ Sansom... a league of extraordinary resurrectionists. If you love their books, I invite you to visit fourteenth-century England, with SD Sykes ... Savour the company of young Oswald de Lacy, among the most appealing historical sleuths currently on the hunt. -- A.J. Finn
Chilling and evocative. This book will have you gripped from the first page to the last -- Tracy Borman
If you love C.J. Sansom, you have to read S.D. Sykes. Her Oswald de Lacy series just gets better and better. The Bone Fire is a wonderfully claustrophobic and compelling mystery, filled with clever twists, fascinating characters and flashes of Sykes's sly wit. Utterly immersive, utterly gripping historical crime at its very, very best. -- Antonia Hodgson
An ingenious, twisty plot with memorable characters in an intriguing siege narrative -- Rebecca Mascull
Sykes' fourth is anchored in a grimly evocative first-person narrative reminiscent of Poe, and there's a whodunit to boot. * Kirkus *
Neatly done, crisply-paced historical... written with a fine sense of place and time * Shots Magazine *
Sykes effectively uses her diligent research in the service of a memorable plot. This outing reinforces her place in the historical mystery genre's top ranks. * Publishers Weekly *
The setting is fantastic [...] builds to a satisfyingly twisty climax * The Times *
SD Sykes proves that she is not only on top of her historical fiction game but is also a mistress of the detective genre * Historia Magazine *
Enjoyable 'locked castle' mystery * The Sunday Times *
Atmospheric, and well told * Choice Magazine *
Sykes give it (plague) a life and character of its own - swift, remorseless and deadly * New York Times *
As the number of victims rises, Oswald knows he faces a threat every bit as great as the plague that now besieges the castle walls * S Magazine *
An absolutely engrossing historical mystery * Booklist *
Sykes gives it (plague) a life and character of its own - swift, remorseless and deadly * New York Times *
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SD Sykes proves that she is not only on top of her historical fiction game but is also a mistress of the detective genre * Historia Magazine *
An ingenious, twisty plot with memorable characters in an intriguing siege narrative -- Rebecca Mascull
The setting is fantastic [...] builds to a satisfyingly twisty climax * The Times *
Sykes is a master at combining historical setting with mystery * The Times *
The medieval CJ Sansom -- Jeffery Deaver
The whodunnit aspect is neatly done, the family secrets and waspish relationships are intriguing, and humour and originality are abundant. * Daily Mail *
Sykes effectively uses her diligent research in the service of a memorable plot. This outing reinforces her place in the historical mystery genre's top ranks. * Publishers Weekly *
An absolutely engrossing historical mystery * Booklist *
Enjoyable 'locked castle' mystery * The Sunday Times *