The Plowman's Plight

Publisher: Woodcarver Books

Date of Publication: 2021

Format: Kindle version sent to me by Voracious Readers

Rating: 3/5

About Book: Cathar country, (now) southern France, year: 1200.When the woodcutter's only daughter is murdered, the bailiff tries to arrest Bertwoin the Plowman, who flees to a master alchemist and his professional virgin, Flowia, for help.Bertwoin must find the brutal killer while the grieving woodcutter, the relentless bailiff, and righteous monks pursue him. His search for clues takes him to the corpse room inside an abbey, to a torture pit near the Devil’s Doorstep, and to the accursed home of a heretic priest.When monks capture him, wily Flowia rescues Bertwoin from the Bishop’s dungeon and hides with him where no one would think to look for them.To save his own life and another life as precious as his own, Bertwoin must outwit this sadistic killer who hunts them . . . and who knows how to find them.

My thoughts: An enjoyable historical, murder mystery set in medieval times. This is my first read in something set so far in the past. At the beginning I was a little confused about the characters but it quickly came together. I read the book in two sittings, the characters are engaging and the plot moved along at a good pace. I found myself liking some of the characters and hating others which shows how invested I was in the story. A pleasure to read and I would definitely recommend the book to fans of historical murder mystery stories.

This book was sent to me by Voracious readers in return for an honest review.