tinebeest reviewed Confession of Brother Haluin by Edith Pargeter
Medieval mystery
5 stars
“Cosy mystery” — at least in my classification: lots of humanity shining through, lovely slow pace to get us going, and some medieval history thrown in.
audio cassette
English language
Published Jan. 7, 1995 by Chivers Audio Books.
The Confession of Brother Haluin is a medieval mystery novel set in the winter of 1142–1143 by Ellis Peters. It is the fifteenth novel in the Cadfael Chronicles, and was first published in 1988. Brother Haluin makes a deathbed confession, then survives. He vows a pilgrimage to atone for his past error, uncovering an unexpected story, and a murdered woman, before he and Cadfael return to the Abbey.
“Cosy mystery” — at least in my classification: lots of humanity shining through, lovely slow pace to get us going, and some medieval history thrown in.
There is nothing better on a cold 'winter night' than reading about Brother Cadfael. This novel (although I made a mistake and read it out of sequence) is another Ellis Peters' gem. A little mystery about history, human nature and a lot about understanding....