A Convenient Solution

by Trevor Whitton

France, 1308. Jean Bellimont is leading a quiet, contented life as scribe in the city of Troyes. When his Bishop is arrested on spurious charges and Pope Clement sends an envoy to investigate, King Philippe responds by dispatching two of his most trusted Knights. Within days, one of the Cardinals is murdered, and France teeters on the brink of open war with the Papacy.

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First published January 29, 2012

Reviews

[Mark S]

Good story line but slow moving. Was bored for much of the read but particularly first one hundred pages.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book as much as the other two, though I accidentally read them out of order. Overall, the murder mystery in the setting of France in the 1300's is really interesting and fascinating from all the rumors of what happened between the King of France and the Pope. The main arguement taken from this story was the murder of an Italian Cardinal that could have begun a war if it were not for our main character Jean. The humor of it all is that Jean is this little wimpy-looking older man who has traveled to Spain and back (book 1) and now has to face the tension between the kingship and the Church. All because of some rumored treasure the King wants and will do anything to prevent the Church from interfering his search. Full of humor, irony, suspense, and that little twist at the end that made you think back to the beginning that small tiny detail to reveal the murderer. Excellent storytelling and having read all three now, I can say each book gets better with new and different characters as well as the consistent plots with their own final twist.

[Anto Mullanal · Rating 3 out of 5]

slow mooving,the later part is very interesting