This is the tenth book in the Abbess of Meaux series but the first I have read and I feel I have been missing out, after this installment I will definitely be going back to the beginning and reading them all.
In my opinion Hildegard is a worthy successor to Cadfael with the same strong sense of place and time that really immerses you in the story.

Sent to Whitby Abbey by Abbot de Courcy at the end of 1389 as a penance to try and purchase a holy relic, Hildegard and her travelling companions, young priest Luke and guards Gregory and Egbert, arrive in bleak weather to find the Abbey guest house full of others intent on the same mission.
She soon gets embroiled in a murder investigation when the body of a monk is found in the apple store, and the animosity between the town and the religious order degenerates into violence.

I love Whitby and well know how atmospheric it can be in rough weather out of the usual holiday season and really enjoyed how this mystery unfolded finishing with an excellent ending.
I have no hesitation in recommending this page turner.

This is the latest book in this enjoyable series featuring Hildegard of Meaux by this Author .

Hildregard and her three companions , young Priest Luke, and guards Gregory and Egbert , have been sent to Whitby Abbey to secure a relic of a lock of hair reputed to belong to the Abbess St Hild.
They arrive to find that the Abbot has locked himself away in his quarters and the Bursar running everything .
They are dismayed to find that the relic is also now the subject of a bidding war and after the murder of a monk in the apple house matters become much more dangerous for Hildregard and her friends .
It will take all her strength and intellect for Hildregard to succeed against such odds and find her way safely home with the relic .

This Author manages to bring the unrest of these times to life , her characterisations are brilliant and the story proceeds with pace to a stunning conclusion .

I was given an ARC of this book by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

"Late December, 1389. Ordered to undertake a grueling three-day journey to bleak Whitby Abbey in the far north of England in a bid to purchase the Abbey’s priceless Holy Relic – a lock of St Hild’s hair, said to be 700 years old – Hildegard of Meaux and her three companion monks arrive to find the Abbey a decidedly unwelcoming place...very different to their modest lifestyle at Meaux."

I received this ARC from Netgalley and it was quite enjoyable. I read several of the early Cassandra Clark books but the last one I read was not as much fun of a read. I was happy to find that Hildegarde and her entourage were engaging as characters, as well as being happy with their lives at Meaux.

What they were NOT happy about was the atmosphere at Whitby Abbey was oppressive and very dangerous. Two deaths of men they had come to know, in the town and abbey, led Hildegard into some very precarious circumstances.

With the help from her companions, Father Luke and the monks Gregory and Egbert, they solved mysteries and made the surrounding town a safer place.

Murder Whitby Abbey is a good mystery and It has a good storyline. Interesting characters and well written.

The time is 1389. Nun Hildegard of Meaux is sent to Whitby Abbey as penance. Along with young Priest Luke, and guards Gregory and Egbert they are to collect the relic of a lock of hair of the Abbess St Hild. They arrive in rough weather to find the place run by the bursar with the abbot keeping to his private chambers and a bidding war for the relic. There is great unrest between the townsfolk and the Abbey and the murder of a monk in the apple house sets off a chain of events that will lead Hildegard into great danger. This story takes you deep into the great unrest in the country at this time. I enjoyed the insight it gives you into the lives lead in these communities and particularly the wheeling and dealing done to get ahead. This was my first Hildegard mystery but will not be my last.
I was given an ARC of this book by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Excellent ! Will keep you turning pages right to the end.
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