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A review by thecesspit
The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters
3.0
Much like previous books in the series, we have a an medieval monk solving crimes by a mixture of memory, medical knowledge and native cunning. These stories are well written, and move along at a reasonable pace but take interesting detours into the day-to-day lives of the people of Shrewsbury in 1200's. I assume it's well researched and we have some insight into the way people lived.
This mystery revolves around the theft of a bag of coins, a murder and using the church as a sanctuary. We get some details of how a tradesman household was organized. There's a love story, and the ever wise monk taking a worldly wise view of it all. The end feels much the same as another in the series (a flight and dramatic rescues, I think the Virgin in the Ice has a similar sequence), with Brother Cadfeal more a spectator in the denouement... his skills are the discovery not the arrest.
This mystery revolves around the theft of a bag of coins, a murder and using the church as a sanctuary. We get some details of how a tradesman household was organized. There's a love story, and the ever wise monk taking a worldly wise view of it all. The end feels much the same as another in the series (a flight and dramatic rescues, I think the Virgin in the Ice has a similar sequence), with Brother Cadfeal more a spectator in the denouement... his skills are the discovery not the arrest.