Pros: Rich setting, lots of red herrings, amusing even in its grimness Cons: Some minor characters could have been more fully developed.
Brother Cadfael is a 12th century Benedictine monk who retired to the monastery after a life of some adventure. He fought in the Crusades, spent time as a sailor and can also remember the names of a number of women he's loved without regret. He now ...
Pros: Exemplary mystery, rich setting Cons: Next question?
In some sense, every mystery is brushed with the dark wing of a bird of ill omen. In the Twelfth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael, The Raven in the Foregate, this is especially so.
I very much commend all of Ellis Peters's (Elizabeth...
Paperback, A Morbid Taste for Bones The ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey wants to acquire Saint Winifred's sacred remains for his Benedictine order. And when the ensuing controversy le...
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