The Virgin in the Ice, (Hardcover)

from kaulsu

The three quarters of the Cadfael novels are so slow, and the last quarter moves so quickly! Ellis wraps up all the lingering questions the reader has and one shuts the book (or closes the Kindle app) happy to have reached the denouement, once again.

from JulesJones

BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisation starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael, in five episodes on two CDs. This is an excellent adaptation of the sixth novel in the Brother Cadfael series, and I think would work well even for those not already familiar with the novel.

from fuzzi

Another good comfy mystery with Brother Cadfael, taking place in the winter of 1139. I appreciate how the author weaves history and culture of the time into the story without being obvious. This particular entry into the series was a tad better than the last, with the murderer not being obvious u...

from seoulful

In this sixth book in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series, we experience a moving juxtaposition of birth and death during a bitter cold Christmastime. Brother Cadfael, who took orders late in life and entered the Abbey at Shrewsbury, England, spent his early years in the world and most no...

from seoulful

In this sixth book in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series, we experience a moving juxtaposition of birth and death during a bitter cold Christmastime. Brother Cadfael, who took orders late in life and entered the Abbey at Shrewsbury, England, spent his early years in the world and most no...