Review: BLACKDOWN (a thriller and murder mystery) [Kindle Edition]
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
It is 1817, Regency England following the end of the Napoleonic wars, Blackdown is a place that has been in the family for hundreds of years. In early 19th Century England there are still pagan rituals and myths. After the war there are many hardships for the disenfranchised. Some find relief in drink and yearly circuses. D. M. Mitchell wrote a compelling semi-historical story, and I enjoyed reading it; since I read purely for enjoyment = 5 stars.  There are not so many characters that I had any difficulty keeping tract, and each one was well defined.  As the story progressed I became more and more interested as to how the protagonist would get out of the next situation he encountered.  There's several levels of conspiracy, plot twists that are actually believable, and lots of action and adventure.  And I did not solve the mysteries before they were revealed in the pages of the book ! ! !