Anchoress of Shere, Paul L. Moorcraft, Poisoned Pen, $24.95
(out of print, check for used copies at our ABE store).
This may be a shade on the creepy side for your average history mystery fan, but it's well worth a look. One of the more
unusual books of any kind I've ever read, it's about an "Anchoress" - women in the 13th century who were literally walled
up inside a tiny cell in the church, and about a contemporary woman who is taken by a crazed priest who thinks she's the
reincarnation of the 13th century version. Framed by a brutal rape and a horrible murder, this is indeed a creepy, well
written, fascinating tale of obsession. You may literally have no idea of what's going to happen next - something to be
commended in any novel.
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