Review: Unlawful Things

Unlawful Things by Anna Sayburn Lane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The great prologue has you hooked from the off……What then follows is a gripping tale of history, religion, conspiracies and a little romance.

Helen Oddfellow is trying to complete her PhD in the works of the famous (or infamous)playwright Christopher Marlowe. To fund herself, she runs historical walking tours around London. She is contacted by Richard, a historian about a lost Marlowe play.

Alongside this runs the story of Nick Wilson who’s a reporter investigating the racist gang of thugs responsible for recent violence at a newly opened mosque. His investigation links to Helen and Richards….

This is where the story starts to ramp up the tension with the three of them trying to outwit and outrun some really unsavoury characters who will do just about anything to get their hands on what Helen & Richard discover.

This is a tale of religion, zealots and old secrets as they follow the stories of Marlowe, Raleigh and even Beckett….some historical fact and some from the author, Anna Sayburn Lane’s marvellously creative writing..

Religion is a large part of the plot and I found it interesting to see that not much has really changed in the tensions between faiths even up to the present day.

I very much enjoyed this and can thoroughly recommend it.

Thank you to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and for the promotional materials and a free copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

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