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“I’ll hear no more blasphemy from you, Prior Willem! Leave the Virgin and her hindquarters out of this!”

The Monstrous Murders: An Alewives of Colmar Mystery (#3) by Elizabeth R. Andersen

October 13, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Appel, Gritta, and Efi, the three alewives of Colmar, are enjoying the calmness of brewing after solving the deeply unsettling mystery of the severed hands (Sleight of Hand, book 2). But as to be expected in Colmar, peace is not destined to last for long; two novice monks in the care of Brother Wikerus have disappeared, and a lowly street sweeper is terrorized. All signs point to a mysterious monster that has been spotted, driving the town into a frenzy of fear and suspicion. Theories […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: #medieval murder mystery, After the Plague, ale brewing, Elizabeth R. Andersen, the church, the village allusions

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: #medieval murder mystery, After the Plague, ale brewing, Elizabeth R. Andersen, the church, the village allusions ·
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The Anti-British Bake Off of Short Story Collections: sombering and heavy.

March 2, 2017 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

I have been a fan of T.C. Boyle for the past few years. I first read “Tortilla Curtain” in 2011, and followed that up a few years later with “Drop City.” Boyle has a distinctive voice, cutting and dour, but also reflective. His examination of topics through, and he tackles tough subjects and places characters into situations of existential crisis with almost a relish. His books cover hard topics and hardened people, often in hopeless situations, but his writing forgives him for taking you down […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: After the Plague, short stories, T.C. Boyle

cheerbrarian's CBR9 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: After the Plague, short stories, T.C. Boyle ·
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