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A review by eososray
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters
4.0
I first came across Cadfael many years ago through the ITV series starring Derek Jacobi. Normally I don’t mention the tv shows or movies that inspired me to read a book as it doesn’t seem relevant to my reviews. In this case I happened to get an audiobook version which was read by Derek and while I loved the book, the fact that the audio version brought back great memories of the show is not to be denied.
Abbot Heribert is called away to account for his management of the abbey. In his absence a resident of the Abbey’s guesthouse, who has entailed his considerable property to the Abbey upon his death, has been taken ill and died in mysterious circumstances. Brother Cadfael insists on investigating when the likely murder weapon is one of his own herbal remedies.
The Cadfael series is the medieval whodunit that I compare every other series and detective to. The foray into Welsh law was interesting as is the small amount of information provided about the war between Stephen and Maud. The characters are superb, the setting perfect, the history enlightening and the mystery enjoyable.
Abbot Heribert is called away to account for his management of the abbey. In his absence a resident of the Abbey’s guesthouse, who has entailed his considerable property to the Abbey upon his death, has been taken ill and died in mysterious circumstances. Brother Cadfael insists on investigating when the likely murder weapon is one of his own herbal remedies.
The Cadfael series is the medieval whodunit that I compare every other series and detective to. The foray into Welsh law was interesting as is the small amount of information provided about the war between Stephen and Maud. The characters are superb, the setting perfect, the history enlightening and the mystery enjoyable.