Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy.  Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them.  For my last Waiting on Wednesday of 2024, I highlight a fantastic and exciting upcoming historical fiction novel with The Pilgrim’s Revenge by Scott Mariani.

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This week I’m in the mood for fun and action-filled historical fiction, and as such the upcoming 2025 novel, The Pilgrim’s Revenge caught my eye.  This will be the next novel from acclaimed thriller author, Scott Mariani, who people may be familiar with from his long-running Ben Hope series.  While I have not had the pleasure of reading anything from Mariani in the past, he is an author that has been on my radar for a while, especially as his main series has a cool combination of modern thriller storylines and call-backs to major historical events that I am particularly fond of.  Because of that, I am keen to try out his next novel, especially as The Pilgrim’s Revenge is the start of a new series with a fantastic plot behind it.

Set for release in April 2025, The Pilgrim’s Revenge will be the first book in the author’s new Will Bowman series, that will bring Mariani’s thriller experience to a classic historical setting, as a vengeful man will join the army of Richard the Lionheart to find and kill the men who murdered his wife.  The Pilgrim’s Revenge sounds like a very awesome read, and I have no doubt I am going to love the elaborate story of death, deception and despair that is to follow.  I cannot wait to see how Mariani handles this historical fiction adventure, and I already know that this thrilling read is going to be one of the more exciting and compelling books of the new year.

Plot Synopsis:

1190 – Humble layman Will Bowman lives in the countryside with his pregnant wife, when soldiers from Richard Lionheart’s army tear through his home. Will is beaten unconscious, and awakes to find his wife murdered, his farm burnt down, and his life forever changed.

In vengeance, Will infiltrates Richard’s army to find the marauding gang, and finds himself swept along in the march of the Crusades. With the help of new allies and fuelled by his loss, Will crosses Europe with the King’s army.

Can Will avenge his wife? Or will he be swept away by the unstoppable force of Richard’s Crusade?