Just love the books by this author. Coupled with excellent detection, you add an ecclesiastical background and I am overwhelmed.
The body of a monk is found savagely beaten. Inspector George Cross is at a crossroads in his own life. His mother who he believed abandoned him is now back in his life and he doesn’t know exactly how to deal with this. The monk belongs to a small monastery and has been liked by all his brother monks. His past is a mystery and it is from this past that clues emerge.
Apart from the murder story which is enough for anyone, George Cross is himself a character who gets more interesting with every story I read. Awkward, unreal and tolerated because of his uncanny abilities, he is a story in himself.
I loved this character driven novel very much and can recommend it to all.
Sent by Grove Atlantic for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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