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jlynnelseauthor 's review for:
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
What really makes this story is the language. The prose sets the historical stage. Peters has well-developed characters and a lovely setting. For this first book, it takes a while to get to the murder. The first part is a bit slow until you get to the adversity regarding the saint's bones and the mysterious death.
I was surprised to see this book was written in 1977! Despite the age, it reads quite well over 40 years later. In fact, many modern books don't hit the beautiful historical voice so well as this book does. An interesting read with fun characters and mystery.
I was surprised to see this book was written in 1977! Despite the age, it reads quite well over 40 years later. In fact, many modern books don't hit the beautiful historical voice so well as this book does. An interesting read with fun characters and mystery.