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Title: Blood Royal
Subtitle: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
Author: Eric Jager
Narrator: Rene Auberjonois
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-25-14
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 112 votes
Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime
Publisher's Summary:
A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation.
On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his brother King Charles, who had gone mad. As panic seized Paris, an investigation began. In charge was the Provost of Paris, Guillaume de Tignonville, the city's chief law enforcement officer - and one of history's first detectives. As de Tignonville began to investigate, he realized that his hunt for the truth was much more dangerous than he ever could have imagined.
A rich portrait of a distant world, Blood Royal is a gripping story of conspiracy, crime and an increasingly desperate hunt for the truth. And in Guillaume de Tignonville, we have an unforgettable detective for the ages, a classic gumshoe for a cobblestoned era.
Members Reviews:
Could not stop listening
This book was excellently researched and excellently written. It is a subject, medieval justice, that I don't read much about. I found it fascinating and the narration is some of the best I have ever listened to.
I highly recommend this book
An epic tale and a B+ for René Auberjonois
A good police thriller is made by the quality of the the villain. In this History the victim AND the villains are fantastically callous and despicable individuals , only their remoteness in time makes them safe for reading.
The story is fascinating, wonderfully alien in people's daily dealings of the occult and the holy. At one time a woman brings in a grievously wounded man and rather than tending to the man's wounds, she rushes out to find a priest so his immortal soul can be saved.
This story is made for the big screen, certainly an epic tale worthy of your time.
For me the story matters more than the reader but for this French medieval detective story a person with command of French is appreciated . René Auberjonois, of Deep Space Nine fame, with that French sounding name gives you momentary hope, that it will be perfection. It is not; but René is an American with notions of French so many pronunciations of names and place names are pretty good so B+!
Intriguing and educational
A well constructed story that keeps your interest all the way through. I want to go to France to visit all these places now
Fascinating
What made the experience of listening to Blood Royal the most enjoyable?
Rene Auberjonois is a fantastic narrator for this book because he is able to pronounce the French names without stumbling.
What other book might you compare Blood Royal to and why?
Blood Royal reads almost like some of Ann Rule's true crime novels. It does a great job of laying the foundation for the crime and discussing the climate and culture of the times.
Any additional comments?
I thought the book was very interesting. In some ways it was more like a thriller than a nonfiction work.
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What did you like best about Blood Royal? What did you like least?
The story started and ended really well, it was the 6 hours in between that really lost me. I was following happily and then so many characters where introduced and the plot diverted so many times that I was just lost. Very confusing non-fiction.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
This non-fiction really wanted to be a novel.
