The Chronicles of Brother Hermitage (#1,2) by Howard of Warwick
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Overview: Howard of Warwick is but a humble chronicler with the blind luck to stumble upon manuscripts which describe the goings on of Brother Hermitage and his companion Wat the weaver.
His work has been heard, seen and read, most of it accompanied by laughter and some of it by money. His peers have even seen fit to recognize his unworthy efforts with a prize for making up stories.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller
Book 1 (The Heretics of De’Ath): England 1066: At the monastery of De’Ath’s Dingle, during a completely pointless theological debate, there is a mysterious death.
Routine business for the average investigative medieval monk.
Unfortunately this isn’t a tale of average monks.
Anyone who would put the idiot Brother Simon in charge of a murder investigation is either one chant short of a plainsong, or is up to something.
When Brother Hermitage, innocent in every way, including bystanding, is lined up for execution, he begins to wonder if something might be going on. Perhaps his new companion Wat, weaver of pornographic tapestry, can figure out what it is. Before it’s too late.
If you are a lover of the historical detective genre, if you have a deep respect for the worlds created, don’t read this book. It’ll only upset you.
Book 2 (The Garderobe of Death): England 1067: Henri de Turold, King William’s favourite hunting companion has been murdered. How anyone actually did it, given the remarkably personal nature of the fatal wound, is a bit of a mystery.
Lord Robert Grosmal, of disordered mind, disordered castle and Henri’s host at the time, knows that King William gets very tetchy when his friends are murdered. He sends to the nearby monastery of De’Ath’s Dingle for a monk to investigate.
Medieval monks are usually good at this sort of thing.
Brother Hermitage is a medieval monk but he’s not very good at this sort of thing. Motivated by the point of a sword he and his companion Wat the weaver set off to solve the crime.
Oh, by the way King William is arriving that night so they better get a move on.
Brother Hermitage’s second criminal investigation reveals many things. Improvement is not among them.
If you are looking for a poignant evocation of the medieval world, an insightful exploration of the characters of the time, buy a different book. Ellis Peters is quite good.
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