The Mad Monk of Gidleigh (Medieval West Country Series #14) Book

The order in which I have been reading the Knights Templar series by Michael Jecks has always been a bit erratic, which so far has never really been a problem. However, jumping from #28 to #14 seems to be a bit too erratic, especially since the later works have much more political influences intertwined in the stories. The Mad Monk of Gidleigh is clearly an earlier work, with only limited political sidetracks, and much more focus on the mystery itself.

The funny thing is that when Baldwin and Simon first got involved with all the Royal hassle, I was not too happy about it, missing the focus on the actual murder solving skills of said gentlemen. But gradually I started to appreciate the quality and story-line development with all its political scheming. So being thrown back to 1323 was more difficult than I expected.

Having said that, I still enjoyed it very much! It is a really good mystery with very human characters. The setting, both in time and location feels very real, and has obviously been very well researched. Just wondering if it would have been 5 stars had I read it at another time.