A review by brian
An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters

4.0

The war between Stephen and Maude continues, leading to the sacking of Winchester.
Two monks make their way to Shrewsbury and meet up with Cadfael.
Add in a previous fiancee of one of the monks before he took the cloth who is missing presumed dead, and another mystery comes into Cadfaels hands.

There isn't a lot of detective work on Cadfael's part in this book, but he still moves between the central characters as he works out the puzzle.

The main story is a bit predictable, but the conclusion is done well.