08-28-2015, 03:34 PM
Danish crime novels. Cranky cop, dysfunctional family (thank god not too much of that) capable, if odd, assistants. Police procedural. Cold Case files. Entertaining, but bloody. Start at the beginning (Keeper of Lost Causes) and go in order for long story arc.
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.