This is a great story with interesting characters. Will is asked to solve another murder and save the Queen from danger. A great period piece. ( )

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I requested The Twilight Queen because it was a historical mystery involving the real royal Fool of Henry V111.

The novel was interesting, by including Tudor phrases, customs and real people. From a historical stand point, our King's Fool was indeed an important part of Henry Vlll's court.

Twilight Queen is actually Book 2 of the King's Fool Mystery series. There did not seem to matter that the first was not read.

Will Somer is summoned by the Queen Ann Boylen. It seems that someone wants to desperately wants to defame the queen. A dead male is left in her rooms. Will is ordered to find out who he was and who killed him.

Throughout his investigation, he soon finds out the queen. is most definitely not a court favorite and even her subjects are not fans. This is historic fact.

Fool Will is a fan of both of the Royals and of the Princesses, Mary and Elizabeth. Already knowing the Queen's fate and the king's true personality, made the book less enjoyable for this reader. It was hard to see Henry V111 good qualities through his eyes.

Also, knowing the outcome of all the rest of his wives tells Mr I will not be reading more of the series.

Anyone interested in the Tudor Period and the Royal Court would still enjoy them. ( )

The Queen of the title is Anne Boleyn, just starting to lose King Henry's interest after conspicuously failing to provide a male heir, and she has so many enemies at court that when one of them leaves a dead musician in her chamber, she can't narrow down who might have done it without the help of Will Somers, the king's fool. Fascinating to see the court through the eyes of someone who is entitled by his position to address the king as Harry and the queen as Nan, and to tell them what he really thinks--but who is also entirely dependent on the king's good will, and may find out there's a limit to what Henry is willing to hear from him after he's already crossed the line. Fun, twisty story, and I for one did not see the solution coming; I'll have to look up the author's other work now.

Historical fiction is often dismissed by historians, but here is an excellent example of a novel in set in a historical context. The setting of the Tudor period and the actual characters have been well researched. The result is it works! The plot is plausible and it is an enjoyable read at a good pace too. I did find the pseudo 16th-century English dialect a little annoying but soon appreciated that it added to the experience.
There are some nice extra touches too; a glossary of some the obsure word and idioms to start and ahistorical note from the author at the end.
Now looking forward this series continuing. ( )

I've read/studied Tudor history for years and in order for me to enjoy a novel set in this time period it needs to feel authentic. Sure, I'll read one of the crappy Tudor romance novels that are out there once in a while, but then there's a lot of eye-rolling at the historical inaccuracies and the outright anachronisms. But that wasn't the case here. The world building felt authentic. The food, the court, the castle, the people. It all felt authentic. That was great from the start.

I also really enjoyed Will Somers as a character. He's interesting, compelling, and feels like a character you want to spend some time with. I enjoyed this, but I wish I'd started with the first in the series. Going to go back and read from there. ( )