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Sorrow Without End November 1, 2005 Fans of Sharon King Penman will want to read this. Prince Edward is in the Mideast determined to wrest Jerusalem out of the Saracen’s hands many wounded soldiers, in body and soul, are returning home and countless of them stop at Tyndal Priory where they hope to get rid of their afflictions in the hospital run by the monks and the nuns. One the road to Tyndal Priory, a man returning home kills a foot soldier in a very gruesome manner. Ralf the crowner (a man who hunts down criminals) brings the corpse to Tyndal Priory to have the nuns look at the body for clues. Brother Thomas, who has just returned to the priory, examines the body and thinks is his former jailer he faints. When he comes to, he refuses to tell Ralf why he fainted. He is imprisoned in a cell until he is willing to tell Ralf the truth but the prioress Eleanor believe the real killer is hiding out among the patients. When a second murder occurs, a thorough investigation is undertaken. Fans of Sharon King Penman will want to read SORROW WITHOUT END, a medieval mystery that captures the flow of the Middle Ages. The mystery is well constructed and thought provoking as readers learn about life inside the priory and the battle fatigue syndrome afflicting the soldiers who made it home. There are many suspects but nobody seems to have a motive for the killings. This book is made even more interesting then most medieval tales because it shows that the nuns and monks have human emotions that they are forbidden by their vows to act on Harriet Klausner Tyrant of the Mind is a fascinating medieval mystery . . . Priscilla Royal will appeal to fans of medieval mysteries as her style is reminiscent of the renowned author, Sharon Kay Penman. Harriet Klausner
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