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The Incubus (Thomas Berrington Historical Mystery Book 4) by [David Penny]

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Book 4 of 9: Thomas Berrington Historical Mystery

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For Thomas Berrington, torn between two warring civilisations, Ronda is an escape from the madness engulfing Gharnatah. For al-Zagal, the default leader of al-Andalus, it is a return to his mountain stronghold. In the year 1485 this should be a time of recovery and replenishment.
Until the Spanish army arrives, spreading across the plain below towering cliffs. And someone is murdering women so subtly the first the deaths go unnoticed.
Thomas and Jorge are once more thrown into the pursuit of a killer as the world around them changes, and the end of a once great civilisation draws closer. Can they unmask the Incubus before he steals the breath of more victims?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NAC7O9H
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rivertree Print (February 13, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2221 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #80,738 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #510 in Historical Thrillers (Kindle Store)
- #1,020 in Historical Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #1,112 in Historical Thrillers (Books)

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David Penny is the author of the Thomas Berrington Historical Mysteries set in the chaotic final years of Moorish al-Andalus in Spain. He started writing again after a lapse of almost 40 years. After being traditionally published in his 20’s with four science fiction novels, he chose to publish independently on his return to writing. David’s work is available in eBook, print and audio, as well as a translation into Spanish.

When he's not writing David walks Max the dog, travels, and continues to unsuccessfully learn how to play the guitar.

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Not for the squemish, but so intriging!

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017

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This is a fast-paced authentic look at Spain during Islamic control. It is an interesting view of harems, dark deaths, and even the common folk. History tells us that the French king, Charlemagne was responsible for stopping Muslin incursion into the main part of Europe, but this story is about the Spanish reclaiming Spain from the Moorish caliphs, and in the process introducing us to Queen Isabella, King Ferdinand, and even Christopher Columbus!! This was a violent time but was pivotal in the expansion of the colonial era. Follow the main character, a solider and physician and his friends AND enemies, to see how royal intrigue may have helped decide the future or Europe and the Americas

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Howard

Unusual historical period for mystery

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021

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Nice departure into a historical era i knew little about. Of course, there are a number of things which would qualify as anachronisms but still very enjoyable reads. My only criticism is that is seems there is excessive focus on Jorge and his sexual exploits to the point and in every book. I find it repetitive and unnecessary. It adds little to the story.

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Carol L. Morgan

Very interesting characters

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020

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I really enjoy all Of David Penny’s series of Thomas Berrington. I could see Jason Momoa as Thomas in reading each book. I love history & find his books ver interesting withe the information he provides in each book on living during those times. I will hate to see this series come to an end. I’m on book six & have a hard time putting each book down once I get started.

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Penny's Thomas Berrington Is Intriguing

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018

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Thomas Berrington, physician, sleuth, soldier, angel of mercy, is deeply involved in the search for the Incubus, dealer of death during the Spanish, Moorish war. Berrington, friend of Queen Isabella and King Fernando, physician to the Sultan, brokers peace, while solving yet another murder mystery. I am addicted to the series and look forward to book five. Enjoy book four!

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Cheryl Kleinjam

Another great book!

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022

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I so enjoy the characters. I would prefer they were a little less graphic at times but really do enjoy the characters and the history.

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019

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I read mostly historical mysteries. Love to follow the main character Thomas Berrington. I believe the setting is well researched and the historical details are smoothly blended into the story so the reader can learn about the times without being overwhelmed. People, politics, and daily lives are well detailed and explained. I can't wait to read the next book in that series.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

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Thomas Berrington is either the most unlucky person that always stumbles into finding dead people or the luckiest person to be able to fight his way out of the many jams he gets himself into while investigating all these deaths. I recommend everyone to read this book. I am now going to buy the 5th book in the series.

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019

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If the drama of history, the clash of cultures and how individuals experience these events intrigues you, this series will entertain.

I have read 4 books in the series and am looking forward to completing the series.

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Debbie Young

Gripping mix of murder mystery and the machinations of medieval Moorish war

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2017

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I woke up one morning on holiday last week to find an incubus in my bed - on the Kindle beneath my pillow, where I'd been reading the night before.

I'd forgotten that I'd preordered the latest in David Penny's Thomas Berrington series, but was glad to find it. Although I had no idea what an incubus was, I was confident that book 4 in the Thomas Berrington series would be a cracking holiday read.

This time, Thomas's first whiff of a murder mystery appears while he is escorting a hundred Moorish refugees to safety in war-torn territory where Spanish troops are eroding the power of the Moors. After a hazardous journey they take refuge in the soon-to-be-besieged clifftop town of Ronda, (stupidly, I took a while to stop mentally reading it as Rhondda, an entirely different place!) Here the mystery thickens, and Thomas is torn between tracking down a serial killer and seeking resolution to the conflict between the two cultures that is decimating lives and territory. There is an uncomfortable irony in Thomas and his trusty team of fiancee Lubna and sidekick Jorge spending so much time pursuing the perpetrator of a serial killer while so many lives are lost as a matter of course in the battles between Moors and Spanish.

While Thomas is of course a surgeon rather than a soldier, his combative skills are called on more than ever in this book. There are many scenes of hand-to-hand fighting, as well as numerous grisly deaths. Normally I'd baulk at scenes of violence, not because I am squeamish about blood, but because I don't like life being cheapened, but in these books, although there are many deaths, the fighting is done with appropriate surgical precision, and the descriptions do not at all glorify the violence. Indeed, there are at least two points where Thomas, who should be hardened to such things, muses on the fragility of life and the closeness of life and death, "separated by a heartbeat", and the many deaths make life seem more valuable rather than less, and that's what makes the bloodshed tolerable to me as a reader.

As with previous books in the series, there is plenty of historical detail, with real characters woven into the story. While it is very much a historical chronicle, it is also an especially interesting read for our times, with power changing hands and cultures clashing, with Thomas, as neither Moor nor Spaniard, caught up in the middle. Reading the word "refugees" in the context of medieval history startled me somewhat, and led me to a bit of "plus ca change" reflection. was also bemused by Thomas worrying in the midst of all the mayhem as to whether he's spending enough quality time with his soul-mate Lubna (my words, not his), and these human touches also temper the bloody plots with kindness and compassion.

The new strand introduced about the African slave trade and its impact on maritime history adds another layer to this fascinating series, and I'm looking forward now to seeing that further developed in future books.

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Continuing an excellent series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2018

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Whilst I do not think that this is the best in the series, David Penny has again produced an outstanding piece of historical fiction and continues the excellence of the series.
The story of Thomas Barrington reaches the siege of Ronda and a hunt for a serial killer, whose trade mark seems to be a taste for beautiful victims. As always Berrington's skills as doctor, sleuth and soldier are in great demand and his irascible nature seems to be getting no better.
Looking forward to the next one.

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Tony336

A good read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2019

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This is one in a series set in Moorish Spain and following the adventures and life of an English doctor . I am working my way through the series and as it is set in the 1490sit is absorbing and we get details of the Harem system and our good doctor and his eunuch friend go about solving various murders .I will be reading the whole series and look forward to the smells and scents of the harem.

Married to she who must be obeyed

very good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2017

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an enjoyable book and I couldn't put it down, read in 8 hours straight. only one criticism is that at one point I think a chapter or scene got dropped through the editing before publication? I couldn't work out how the villain/ess could be in a particular place to commit a murder, when the people she/he had been travelling with were locked outside, and then the villain/ess follows them into the 'venue' once the secret gate had been opened for them to gain access? But accepting that, still enjoyed

Mrs. S. Jones

Really good, the way you realise after a while the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2017

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Read all the Thomas Berrington books but am halfway through this one. Really good, the way you realise after a while the Spanish names for the places that have been given the Arabic names that would have been widely used at the time of the Moors is so interesting. Especially when you have been to the different places yourself. Anyone interested in history would, I'm sure, like these books.

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