This has been compared to Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael stories, and I certainly can see several superficial similarities. Like Brother Cadfael, sleuth Sister Frevisse is a monastic in the Benedictine order in an abbey in medieval England. However, I didn't find this first novel in the series anywhe...
The first in the extensive 'Sister Frevisse' medieval mystery series.Although it is definitely more a formula mystery than an historicalnovel, I didn't find it to be aggravatingly ahistorical.Set in 15th century England, the convent of St. Fridewide's is home toSister Frevisse, a devout but eminentl...