09 September 2020

 Book Log 2020 #53: The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters

It's winter, and a heavy snowfall has caused damage to the guest hall roof at Shrewsbury Abbey. The monks go out to make repairs, and in the process Brother Haluin falls and is severely injured. He makes a deathbead confession to Abbot Radulfus and Brother Cadfael... but doesn't die.

As winter turns to spring, Haluin decides he must make a pilgrimage to receive penance, and gets permission to have Cadfael accompany him. And, as you likely expected, they encounter a dead body along the way.

I can't say I have much of an option of the book overall - it was fine, in line with the average entry in this series - but did appreciate the change of location. 

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