Blood & Bone: A Thomas the Falconer Omnibus. Books 1-3

Thomas the Falconer Mystery #1-3

by John Pilkington

‘A vigorous adventure featuring a likeable hero.’ Booklist

The Ruffler’s Child – Book 1

Thomas Finbow is more than just a humble falconer, in the service of Sir Robert Vicary and Lady Margaret. He is a widowed father, a skilled ex-soldier and tenacious hunter.

Far from the court and corruption of London, Thomas resides in the picturesque Berkshire Downs.

>All is as it should be until Lady Margaret’s loathsome brother is found murdered.

Secrets begin to unravel and it becomes clear that the murder of Lady Margaret’s brother is only a small piece of a greater puzzle.

Once Thomas starts to put the pieces together, he realises that he, and his Mistress, are in grave danger.

A Ruinous Wind – Book 2

The falconer is on the hunt once more.

Thomas Finbow, a widowed father, is falconer to Sir Robert Vicary of Petbury, a Berkshire knight who aspires to increase his status and influence.

When invited to attend the Barrowhill Pleasures at the seat of the extravagant and pompous Earl of Reigate, Sir Robert brings Thomas along with him to enjoy the festivities.

But no-one expected three of the Earl’s guests to be murdered, or for their deaths to be quickly covered up by the Earl himself. To maintain morale among his visitors, the Earl plans to host a dramatic re-enactment of the Spanish Armada, with the promise of Queen Elizabeth attending the spectacle.

But things begin to unravel when the Earl himself becomes the next target of the murderer...

The Ramage Hawk – Book 3

Thomas the Falconer confronts the most terrible foe he has ever faced.

On a remote Salisbury Plain villagers toil to get the harvest in, unaware that a murderer has come amongst them.

Thomas is sent to the Plain by his master to assist the impoverished Sir Giles Buckeridge, who struggles with debts and the failure to provide dowries for his three spirited daughters.

But no sooner has he arrived than Sir Giles’s eldest daughter Jane vanishes.

The search soon turns into a dangerous game, involving hidden gold – and as the body count rises and fear grips the land, Thomas has no choice but to follow the trail to its bitter end.

John Pilkington was born in Preston, into one of the oldest Lancashire families. He writes historical fiction as well as drama which has been adapted for radio, theatre and tv.

736 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 2, 2020

About the author

John Pilkington wrote radio plays back in the 1980s before stepping things up a notch and scribbling down television scripts for the BCC. He then went onto write historical mystery novels for children.


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Reviews

[Alan Rodwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rombustious country life at the time of good QueenBess !

Spoilt by bad spelling and grammar but quiet readable with a lot of excitement our hero strikes through the book with knowledge and clarity of a old time Holmes’s.

[Carla Kohler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent series

If you like medieval mysteries you will like this series but read them in order. Easy read for any sge

[Michael R. Zuelke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Medieval mystery with interesting characters and plots. I plan to read more of this series.

[sarah McConnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic reading

This was absolutely riveting, only reason I put it down was due to tiredness, really worth reading. Best I have read in quite a while..