![]() If he had been a bit less heavy-handed with the clues, the red herrings would have been more fun. The one thing that disappointed me a bit was that the author telegraphed the killer very early on. I appreciated the fact that there was just enough of a budding relationship between them to bring a smile to my face, but not enough to distract from the plot. ![]() ![]() Her Saxon counterpart Eadulf, a monk who joins her in investigating a series of murders, is also engaging. Sister Fidelma, a sort of attorney in addition to being a religious, is an appealing character. Though I will confess that as with pretty much everything I read these days, I found parallels to our current condition (potentially violent confrontation between opposite sides of cultural issues war and a plague). ![]() I was impressed with the smooth way Tremayne worked the religious and political background into this historical mystery, set in 7th century Northumberland, England. ![]()
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