I just finished this installment of the famous Brother Cadfael Mystery series this morning. I think this was the best one yet. Several parallel mysteries, and the usual excellent characterizations and superior writing in this one. Ellis Peters and Brother Cadfael are definitely on my Favorite Things list. (Click on my full profile in the sidebar to see my other favorite authors.)A few outside reviews:
-"An enlightend blend of scholarship and fine writing..."-Chicago Tribune
-"There's such life and humor and insight and history...writing is elegant and subtle..She crafts such thoughtful sentences that you have to slow down and savor each one."-Michele Ross-CNN
-"Each book an elegant little mystery, gracefully written, cleverly plotted and richly detailed, full of the sounds and the colors and the customs of 12th century England..."-Cleveland Plains Dealer
-"A beautifully detailed portrait of the 12th-century abbey life, and this novel's (The Holy Thief) focus on St. Winifred gives readers a wonderful glimpse of the brothers' spiritual life." -Baltimore Sun
An e-mail from a friend:
ReplyDelete"I'm blown away by your blog. We saw your Mama and Daddy at lunch with some Stonecroft people. She reminded me to go on. Finished the bag of books you sent and they were great.
Thanks again for your friendship.
Love From Branson
PS. Since Loy is a McDonald stalker and does his Bible Study every morning at one of them, we see sweet(Daughter)A. either there or at church. She looks great, Mom."