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Fun Medieval murder mystery. The interesting part is how Brother Cadfael determines the murderer.
I liked the premise of the novel, and the characters-which were well developed. I thought that the long descriptions sometimes got in the way of the story though. Another thing that I took issue with was that although the story seemed believable for the most part, some things were definitely off for the time period. Also, I found the description from the publisher as well as the description on the back of the book were both a little misleading as to the story in regards to brother Cadfael's char
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I was really excited about reading this, and feel that I should like it more than I do. Most of it was really plodding, and the murder didn't take place till 100 pages into the 250-page book.
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Okay, this is just damned charming. It's snarky and sweet at the same time, and of course the setting is complete catnip for me. The mystery is good, and overall just very very enjoyable. I look forward to the other books in the series.
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