I picked up this book at the bi-annual lifeline booksale in Brisbane for $2 or so. I've long been a fan of Cadfael novels where a murder mystery in medieval England is solved by a monk. So this book, another medieval mystery, seemed right up my alley.

It was a decent read which I covered over the space of 2 weeks, much longer than I usually take to read a book of this size. I found that though it was a good read and the storyline moved along at a reasonable rate, I continually put it down for a night instead of reading on into the late hours.

So, in summary, a good mystery, nothing super-special but worth a read.