Title: Well-researched mystery
Review: While this book is a little slow to start (in terms of the mystery/murder), it more than makes up for it by beautifully establishing the main characters (Sister Frevisse, the nuns at the priory, the main villagers and the troupe of actors), and the time and place. The details of medieval life are seamlessly woven into this mid-winter tale, set in a small village. Once the mystery of just who killed the husband of one of the nuns' servants is introduced, the pace increases. When suspicion falls on the vagrant troupe, Sister Frevisse summons her considerable powers of deduction to help solve the crime. But when the body count starts to rise and Sister F learns the crowner is enroute to wrap up the case, she knows she must work hard to not only find the guilty party, but ensure an innocent person is not convicted.A nice, tight story for lovers of history and slow-moving, but well-plotted crimes.
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