The Red Hill

I enjoyed this book, but didn't love it. The historical setting is superb, with the general mood and light well conveyed. Very few references to actual historical events, but that fitted with the book. Marred by the fact that the presence of corridors in the alhambra seems rather incredible. The choic......more

Tom Berrington, surgeon and one-time warrior, is from a north European country (never named but probably England) but has lived in Andalucia for many years and presents his story of murder and intrigue from a point of view steeped in Islam. It is the late fifteenth century and the Islamic hold on Sp......more

As I have written in other reviews, in addition to the “mystery” in a book, mysteries can have a strong place of location. Furthermore, the challenges of solving a mystery can be increased by the overall environment or timing of the action. For example, there is a great deal of difference between sa......more

Solid first book in a series following ex-pat English physician Berrington during the final years of Moorish Grenada. Being favored by the Sultan is not actually a positive, and Thomas must solve a series of brutal murders in the palace, and negotiate the highly political life in the kingdom, as an......more

Not for me!!! Not a a bad story if you like this kind of read. The characters where a little off balance. But I thank you for your story.......more