Mathews Tale

Mathew’s Tale by Quintin Jardine (2014)
Published by Headline – Dusted off by Crappy Old Books

Welcome to 18th-century Scotland – where the politics are deadly, the justice is questionable, and honour is a slippery thing indeed.

Mathew Fleming, a soldier and surgeon’s apprentice with more ghosts than friends, returns from war to a homeland that’s barely less hostile than the battlefield. With a sharp mind and a battered conscience, Mathew sets out to uncover the truth behind a local scandal that threatens to consume him – and perhaps, redeem him.

Quintin Jardine swaps his usual crime-scene tape for powdered wigs and backroom treachery in this gripping historical mystery. It’s brooding, brutal, and better than most things you’d find on a damp second-hand shelf.

Buy it before someone else realises it’s not actually crappy.

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