This was the first of Penman's mysteries I've ever read; if (as you seem to suggest) the others are better, then I'm guessing I'm in for a treat when I find them. =)

I'm definitely interested in the historical ones-- if I see them, I'll pick them up. I haven't read much medieval history in a while, not since the last time I thumbed through Tuchman's "A Distant Mirror", but I'm definitely fond of the era.