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Book Review of The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby, Bk 2)

The Murders of Richard III (Jacqueline Kirby, Bk 2)
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Not bad - but I was disappointed, because no murder is taking place. It's an easy, light read, and I learned a few things about King Richard III.

A group of Ricardians - a society dedicated to prove that Richard III was not the evil king as portrayed by Shakespeare - gathers in a manor to re-enact what happened 500 years ago, and to share the joy of revealing to the public a document which definitively proves Richard's innocence. Only there seems to be a practical joker amongst them, who stages the murders a bit too well, all in good British humour, of course.