Three Score and Ten: A Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mystery (Matthew Cordwainer Medieval Mysteries Book 9) Kindle Edition

I have enjoyed all of the books in this Series but this one was especially Good as he contends with getting old and his uncertainty of his future and his Heart says he must help the Young Boy who has just lost His Father and has adopted Him.

A rich merchant is stabbed to death in an alley. King’s Coroner Matthew Cordwainer is determined to find the killer but at the same time several elderly widows are also dying in their homes. The sheriff believes that they are natural deaths but Cordwainer believes they are murders and will investigate those also.This is an interesting novel with a good story line and fine characters. I do get a bit tired of frequent mention of Cordwainer 's painful hip. I will continue to read this series to see how some of the minor background plots develop.

Love These stories..could almost smell this one coming... Me Lionarons descriptions of the smells of York stay with me long after the book has concluded! I love Cordwainer and Agathya and Thomas and Hugh...Love the other characters she writes about. They are vivid and three dimensional and feel real. Love the plotting and the descriptions of the faces, clothing, rooms and Streets...Though the scents would be too much for us now, I think...cannot wait for the next installment. Disclaimer forever!

Coroner is a curmudgeon and a pussycat. He is smart, intuitive, and apt to take on more than he can handle. Supporting characters begin as one- dimensional, and slowly fill out to three- dimensional. Interesting plots and historical background.

l love all of Cordwainer's chronicles. The plots are credible and original. Moreover, all the characters are brought to life, even the ones who only appear for a short scene. The town, the food, the smells, but most of all, the people are those l wish l could meet.This time Cordwainer has a lot on his plate. Unexplained deaths of old women who live alone, the murder of Hugh Porrock's merchant father and the issues raised by his own health and worries about his future.All in all, another gem.When can we expect the next book?

I enjoyed this book! I have all the books in the series and this one stands out as one of the best. I have grown fond of the main characters. The plot of Three Score and Ten was excellent and kept my attention all through the book. Thanks again Joyce. I am ready for the next book in the series.

The Coroner has his hands full with murders and robberies and not enough clues. Patience and diligence plus help from children allows him to solve the mysteries.

I enjoyed this book, the latest in the Cordwainer series of medieval mysteries set in York. In many ways Lionarons’ books are less about the “whodunit” and more about the world and the lives of the period. The characters are engaging and we learn more of them with each successive book.

the latest offering of the "Matthew Cordwainer" stories is up to the usual high standard.In this tales the ageing Coroner has to discover the murderer of a prominent local merchant and find out who is killing off old ladies.A thoroughly enjoyable story even if one of the culprits is obvious from the start.I hope there are more to come.

I have read all of this author's books in this series. You are transported back to York and feel part of the story. Just sorry when I finished reading it. Can't wait for the next instalment.

I love these books, I like the way it takes you way back in time to experience the lives of everyday people. I enjoyed this book, can’t wait for the next one. The characters are believable.

I love being in the company of Matthew, and family,and a feeling of visiting from a safe distance, look forward, very much, to going down that way again

I enjoy this authors books and the character. I didn't want it to end and now have to wait for the next one.