Rebellious Grace by Jeri Westerson

January 08, 2025

I liked Jeri Westerson’s Crispin Guest medieval noir mysteries. However, I read the first in her King’s Fool series, and now the third, Rebellious Grace. This series, set during the reign of Henry VIII, is filled with politics, court fashion, and customs....

The Isolated Seance by Jeri Westerson

June 10, 2023

Jeri Westerson, author of the Crispin Guest series as well as the new King’s Fool one, takes a different direction with The Isolated Seance, “An Irregular Detective Mystery”. Remember Sherlock Holmes’ Baker Street irregulars, the street urchins...

Courting Dragons by Jeri Westerson

January 08, 2023

Jeri Westerson, author of the Crispin Guest medieval noir mysteries, kicks off a new historical mystery series with Courting Dragons. Will Somers actually was the jester to Henry VIII through his reign, then jester to all of Henry’s children, including Elizabeth...

Jeri Westerson, Guest Author

December 04, 2021

Jeri Westerson is ending the Crispin Guest series. It’s a logical point to end it, but that doesn’t mean I’m happy to see Crispin move on. She wrote a post for us to tell the story behind the story. Thank you, Jeri, and good luck with future books....

The Deadliest Sin by Jeri Westerson

December 03, 2021

Jeri Westerson brings the story of Crispin Guest, London’s Tracker, to a close in a medieval historical novel that brought tears to my eyes. Anyone who has followed Crispin’s story will be filled with regret, but will also cheer as the story culminates in...