Review: THE MONK, Tim Sullivan

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  This edition an e-book supplied by my local library on Libby
  
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B2FDB5T2
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book; 1st edition (April 27, 2023)
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 414 pages
• #5 in the DS George Cross series  

Synopsis (Amazon)

To find a murderer, you need a motive . . .

THE CASE
DS George Cross is called to investigate when the body of a monk is found savagely beaten in a woodland near Bristol.

THE QUESTION
Nothing is known about Brother Dominic's past. How can Cross unpick a crime when he doesn't know anything about the victim? And why would someone want to harm a monk?

THE PAST
They learn that Brother Dominic had no enemies – or, at least, none that are obvious. But his past reveals that he was once a wealthy man, that he sacrificed it all for his faith.

For a man who has nothing, it seems strange that greed could be the motive for his murder. But greed is a sin after all . . .

My Take

I am thoroughly enjoying this series. This book is a little longer than the earlier ones that I have read.

George is thrust into a new environment, the abbey where the murdered monk lived, and to his surprise he finds it engaging. George is his usual meticulous self, going over the clues in fine detail.

Highly recommended. Off to find another in the series...

My rating: 4.5

I've also read

4.5, THE DENTIST- #1

4.6, THE CYCLIST - #2

4.6, THE POLITICIAN -#4