Sister Pelagia and the Black Monk: A Novel (Mortalis) (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “Oh Russian geniuses, why do you write so well? I picked this book up on a whim and when I noticed later that it was translated from Russian I though, oh joy, this is going to be awkward and difficult. But, like "War and Peace," nope. Also like W.A.P., the Russian names are tough to...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “This is the second book in the Sister Pelagia series and I may well investigate the first, and definetly look forward to the third. The story is very well told, the reveal of "who done it" is kept very close to the authors vest until almost the last few pages. Sister Pelagia is of course a spunky, sluething nun, but she is Eastern Orthodox which makes this story different from the usual religious detective genre. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it without hesitation.
  Josie, Reference”

  Boulder Public Library wrote this review Tuesday, June 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Oh Russian geniuses, why do you write so well? I picked this book up on a whim and when I noticed later that it was translated from Russian I though, oh joy, this is going to be awkward and difficult. But, like "War and Peace," nope.
  
  Also like W.A.P., the Russian names are tough to recall. But what a deep and multi-layered mystery. I love the organization of all the layers and the writing style. Great read, great stuff. I'm going to read ALL of them.”

  Marie wrote this review Saturday, January 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No