Thomas Berrington Historical Mystery

The Thomas Berrington series is a famous series of historical mystery, fiction, and suspense novels. This series is written by a top-rated English novelist named David Penny. It is comprised of 5 books in total, which were released between the years 2014 and 2018. All the books of this historical mystery series feature the lead character in the form of an Englishman named Thomas Berrington. He is described as a physician living in Spain and having an added interest in solving mysteries in and around the Spanish cities and towns. Author Penny has set the stories in the last quarter of the 15th century. The readers are introduced to Thomas Berrington’s character at the very beginning. He is shown as residing in the last remains of the Moorish Spain. Being a physician, Thomas provides his unwilling friendship to the kingdom’s most powerful person. Thomas Berrington is called in to investigate the shocking discoveries of dead bodies bearing unusual marks of savage attacks. The expertise of Thomas Berrington is put to test when the most recent person to get brutally murdered is one of the wives of the Sultan. Now, Thomas feels so much pressure that he fears for his own survival. He is assisted in his investigations by a eunuch named Jorge. After going through every nook and corner of the kingdom, Thomas becomes aware of the fact that nothing is what it looks like. Even the people cannot be trusted because it doesn’t take any time for the friends to turn into enemies and vice versa. With his dedicated investigation, Thomas Berrington goes on to unravel Red Hill’s secrets and of those inhabiting it. The shocking discoveries made by him not only him, but also the ones he loves a target in the eyes of many who envy him. After this case, Thomas gets involved in a few other cases as the series proceeds further. Each time, he uses his sharp mind and wit to overcome the difficult situations and catch the culprits. His determined efforts bring him accolades from Sultan as well as enemies throughout the kingdom. One quality of Berrington’s nature is that he is unable to turn down the request of anyone approaching him. Due to this, he gets equipped with multiple cases at one time. Author Penny achieved a lot of success with the Thomas Berrington books. He is preparing to add some more titles to the series and is expected to release a few very soon.