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A review by depizan
Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters
3.0
While I enjoyed watching the adaptations of the Cadfael books on Mystery!, I'd somehow never gotten around to actually reading any of them. One wandered by at my workplace (I work in a library) and I decided to change that. I'm glad I did.
They're basically medieval cozy mysteries, but there's something very appealing about Cadfael (and many of the other recurring characters). They may not be deep books, but they're pleasant. And rather optimistic about people, especially considering they're murder mysteries.
On reread: this is the first of the books that's actually a proper murder mystery, with the plot being focused on the question of who done it. Not that there aren't other concerns, like making sure no one is wrongfully blamed for the murder, of course.
The focus, though, is still not typical of murder mysteries. It isn't about bringing someone to legal justice, it's...about making sure no injustice happens and trying to make things better. Finding the best solution, if not necessarily the legal one.
They're basically medieval cozy mysteries, but there's something very appealing about Cadfael (and many of the other recurring characters). They may not be deep books, but they're pleasant. And rather optimistic about people, especially considering they're murder mysteries.
On reread: this is the first of the books that's actually a proper murder mystery, with the plot being focused on the question of who done it. Not that there aren't other concerns, like making sure no one is wrongfully blamed for the murder, of course.
The focus, though, is still not typical of murder mysteries. It isn't about bringing someone to legal justice, it's...about making sure no injustice happens and trying to make things better. Finding the best solution, if not necessarily the legal one.