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Book Review
Dec. 8th, 2017 11:50 pmThe Potter's Field
by Ellis Peters
In this, the 17th Cadfael mystery, Cadfael's monastery is gifted a plot of land. When the monks begin to plow this plot, they unearth the body of a dark-haired woman. The body is not long buried, but long enough to make it almost impossible to identify. Cadfael is thus involved in two mysteries: who the woman was, and how she met her end. Soon after the body is exhumed, a young monk named Sulien, the younger son of a nearby manor, arrives after fleeing the destruction of his distant abbey. Sulien proves to be another element in these dual mysteries, and Cadfael and Hugh, the sheriff of Shrewsbury, must labor to untangle it all.
This s one of my favorites in the series, for its intricate plot and unusual resolution. Despite having all the usual features of a Cadfael novel, the plot still had many surprises. It also had a lot of depth in its exploration of relationships and motivations.
by Ellis Peters
In this, the 17th Cadfael mystery, Cadfael's monastery is gifted a plot of land. When the monks begin to plow this plot, they unearth the body of a dark-haired woman. The body is not long buried, but long enough to make it almost impossible to identify. Cadfael is thus involved in two mysteries: who the woman was, and how she met her end. Soon after the body is exhumed, a young monk named Sulien, the younger son of a nearby manor, arrives after fleeing the destruction of his distant abbey. Sulien proves to be another element in these dual mysteries, and Cadfael and Hugh, the sheriff of Shrewsbury, must labor to untangle it all.
This s one of my favorites in the series, for its intricate plot and unusual resolution. Despite having all the usual features of a Cadfael novel, the plot still had many surprises. It also had a lot of depth in its exploration of relationships and motivations.
