An awkward looking sensational

In the series of surveys in the Middle Ages, initiated by Ellis Peters and which acquired its letters of nobility with Umberto Eco, Jean Daillon created the character of Guilhem Dussel.
The Vicomte de Marseille is gone, removed without doubts ... sallient seven characters to engage in search and untie the son is in a very complex plot.
My feeling is mixed:
Goodies: the plot is complex; easy to read and entertaining novel; it allowed me to discover the place of Marseille and Les Baux de Provence and quun after de France history in this region, all the more that this bothers Jean Daillon in its final section describing the historical context and clarify what is his invention.
Cons: it is not enough daccumuler terms to create a quaint historical atmosphere; it is not enough dempiler Averroes and Robin Hood with some local nobles to hit the height of Walter Scott or of Alexander Dumas; evasion preposterous late on fire background dartifice crowns a looking a little too fancy.
Too bad, I'm sure J Daillon could have done better with more simplicity. But it makes a good novel for the beach.