Reviewed By: Carol Schwaderer Dickinson - RAM
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The Reeve's Tale
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Margaret Frazer
Class/Genre: Mystery Historical Cozy Woman Main Character Religious Fiction
Series: Dame Frevisse Medieval Mysteries # 9
Berkley Prime Crime, 1999, $6.50, 274pp
This book was fascinating. I always wondered exactly what a reeve did in a community. Now I know. Unlike any other book in this series, the entire story takes place in the village near St. Frideswide's. There is a mysterious death in the town. Circumstances require Sister Fidelma to act as the agent for her convent in legal matters. A measles epedemic forces a quarantine so Fidelma cannot return to the convent. In addition to the well crafted mystery plot, the picture of medieval life is a treat.
Carol Schwaderer Dickinson - RAM
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