Because of the disgrace and stripping off, Crispin Guest loses many things in his life, including his betrothed, his patrons, his friend, as well as his reputable position in the society. His life is spared in spite of facing the charge of plotting and planning against King Richard II. At the start of the book’s story, it is shown that Crispin Guest gets disgraced from his position as a knight and is stripped of the honor and rank. The important characters mentioned in the plot of the book include Crispin Guest, Lord Sheriff, Richard II, etc. Author Jeri Westerson has set the story in London, England, United Kingdom, at the time of the year 1384. This book was released by the Minotaur Books in the year 2008. The debut novel of the Crispin Guest Mystery series is entitled ‘Veil of Lies’. Finally, Crispin Guest looks too steeped within the honor code and it looks quite clear that he cannot avoid peril. Also, Crispin is too romantic for overcoming the women’s wiles, who abuse him and use him for their benefit. He seems very proud about accepting the squalor that he knows he is unable to escape. Crispin considers himself as a character with flaws. Occasionally, he even deals with tracking down criminals and helping the authorities to catch them. Now, in order to earn his living and get things going on in his life, Crispin Guest starts looking for stolen items and handing them over to their owner, and thereby earn a small fee for his efforts. Therefore, he gets left with almost nothing. Prior to becoming a detective, Crispin was stripped of his knight’s title, disgraced, declared as not a nobleman, forced to give up his wealth and live in poverty.

He uses rude wit, a pettiness contempt, a disgust of sham, and a slight grotesque sense. After taking the new role of a detective, Crispin begins to talk like a person of his age. Because of his work and sincerity, Crispin becomes an honorable man. For solving the mysteries around him on the London streets, he becomes a common and complete man, and at the same an unusual person. With the help of his wits Crispin Guest turns into a fine detective. After being disgraced and stripped of his knighthood, he decides to make use of the one thing that he still possesses, and that is his wit. This man, Crispin Guest, is not afraid or tarnished.

The books show the mean street of London, where a man is required to go and struggle for his survival, in spite of not being mean himself. Each and every novel of this popular series features the lead character in the role of Crispin Guest, who is depicted as a disgraced knight from London at the time of the 14th century. The series is comprised of 9 books in total, which were released between the years 20. It is written by the well known author from America named Jeri Westerson. The Crispin Guest Medieval Noir series is a famous book series of historical fiction, historical mystery, and medieval noir genres.

Veil of Lies by Jeri Westerson