- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: ibooks; New edition edition (30 Sep 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743498488
- ISBN-13: 978-0743498487
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,110,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Recently appointed prioress Eleanor of Wynethorpe gets more than she had bargained for when she takes over the Order of Fontevraud, a small priory on the remote East Anglian coast, after a monk is found brutally murdered in the cloister gardens and Brother Thomas arrives to investigate the Order's shaky finances, in a mystery set in thirteenth-cent
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I had trouble putting this book down! Character development was excellent, as was the history, and as soon as I finished the book, I went out and bought the next 3 in the series.
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Following in the footsteps of Ellis Peters, this novel is set in the cloistered world of a priory where monks and nuns come under the stewardship of 20 year old Eleanor. In this atmosphere, every one has a secret heartache or a shortcoming to hide and the story of deception and murder cracks on at a fair old pace. Although the list of suspects is short, the author manages to keep you guessing and the characters such as Eleanor herself are credible and interesting. The story is well told and I would definitely enjoy reading more by Priscilla Royal.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Interesting new writer
5 May 2004
Format:Hardcover
This is a book from a new writer who has got closer than most to the true atmosphere of life in a medieval religious community. If you enjoy mysteries set in medieval days, give this one a try. The characters are solid and believable. The settings and dialogue are well-researched and accurate.
It's difficult, when you write a book about a time several hundred years ago, to portray accurately the feeling of a very different time while realizing that human nature is basically much the same now as it was then. There were greedy people, lazy people, untrustworthy people. We know the type, we see them and their effects every day. What we don't see is a huge section of the population desperately clinging to religion to save them from the fires of hell. The writer straddles this dichotomy very well.
Her characters are so well realized that I'm hoping to meet many of them again in future books
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Not a vintage mystery, for cert
1 April 2007
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Although Royal's debut novel does not quite deliver, it holds considerable promise for the future.
The circumstances of the murder are intriguing, but the solution is mundane. The ending is flat, but I won't say exactly why, because you don't want spoilers in a review.
The heroine, the young Prioress Eleanor, is interesting and likeable. The way the sleuthing skills are divided between three of the characters is odd, and not altogether satisfactory.
The author uses Modern English, as one would expect, except for the curious use of the word 'cert'. So, when asked if anyone suspected a monk of murder, a character says, "Some did, for cert". It happens a few times, and is quite jarring. Also, the dialogue is often inappropriate for the speaker. A serving girl, talking of a prioress and a brother, says, "Neither seemed comfortable in dealings with the secular world", and so on, totally out of character. More editorial effort is required, and then perhaps Eleanor and company will deliver more satisfying adventures.
The circumstances of the murder are intriguing, but the solution is mundane. The ending is flat, but I won't say exactly why, because you don't want spoilers in a review.
The heroine, the young Prioress Eleanor, is interesting and likeable. The way the sleuthing skills are divided between three of the characters is odd, and not altogether satisfactory.
The author uses Modern English, as one would expect, except for the curious use of the word 'cert'. So, when asked if anyone suspected a monk of murder, a character says, "Some did, for cert". It happens a few times, and is quite jarring. Also, the dialogue is often inappropriate for the speaker. A serving girl, talking of a prioress and a brother, says, "Neither seemed comfortable in dealings with the secular world", and so on, totally out of character. More editorial effort is required, and then perhaps Eleanor and company will deliver more satisfying adventures.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Superb Book!
9 Jan 2007
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I've been reading a number of fine medieval mysteries but this one happens to be one the finest. Ms. Royal's debut, The Wine of Violence is an excellent first. It is winter of the year 1270 in a remote part of East Anglican coast. A new young prioress takes over an abbey frought with superstition, intrigue and murder. A monk's body is found to be mutilated in the garden. Politics, lust and the true goodness of the human spirit are abound in The Wine of Violence. It will bring a tear to the eye. A story that will stay with you. A must read.
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