Consider the Ravens
A Gripping Medieval Mystery of Murder and Secrets on Lindisfarne
$23.39
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2026
Summary
‘A superb trip back in time to 15th century Lindisfarne, which is evoked with a tremendous sense of place and engaging characters’ S G MacLean
Lindisfarne in 1494 is a holy island of secrets.
The scribe Linnet is running from her criminal past and seeking sanctuary in the island of her childhood. She’s friendless in the monastery, the monks resentful of a woman scribe, and her only company is Tom the fisherman and a child, Isabelle - watchful, clever and unlik…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781835014721 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1835014720 |
| Author: | Cressida Downing |
| Publisher: | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Imprint: | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | The Scribe of Lindisfarne |
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Critics Review
‘Cressida is a natural writer, with an incredible ability to weave a richly textured story’ LJ Ross
‘Consider the Ravens offers a superb trip back in time to 15th century Lindisfarne, which is evoked with a tremendous sense of place and engaging characters as woman scribe Linnet and priory orphan Isabelle, accompanied by her glorious raven, Pol, flit through the light and shadows of a windswept monastic world’ S G Maclean, author of The Bookseller of Inverness
‘In this gripping mystery, remote Lindisfarne chills us to the bone and surrounds us with engaging misfits and malefactors. Linnet the scribe and her awkward young companion Isabelle are a delight and we follow them gladly into a vividly drawn world’ Glennis Virgo, author of City of Silk
‘Consider the Ravens is a clever and satisfying mystery, richly told and filled with fascinating historical details. Cressida Downing has written a wonderful debut novel and I can’t wait to return to Lindisfarne to follow Linnet the scribe on her next adventure’ Chris Ewan, author of Safe House
‘A woman flees her chequered past, as well as the men who checkered it. She takes refuge as a scribe in a priory on an isolated island — and then the bodies start to fall! Cressida Downing’s true achievement is in bringing to life daily existence in 15th century Lindisfarne Priory, keeping track of every detail while building the mystery and its solution. In Linnet, she has created a fascinating woman who is fighting to survive in a man’s profession and who becomes a reluctant detective to do so’ Allison Montclair, author of An Excellent Thing in a Woman
Cressida Downing
Cressida Downing is a freelance editor with a background in bookshops and publishing. She also owns a business that organizes reading retreats. She currently resides near Cambridge. Her debut novel, Consider the Ravens, is the first in her planned five-novel Scribe of Lindisfarne series.
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