Journal Entry 1 by sailorarby from Townsend, Delaware USA on Monday, June 13, 2011

I ordered this book from a member of TitleTrader.com to be sent to Elsi to replace I book that I had promised to her that came up missing.

From Publishers Weekly
Had Ellis Peters's Brother Cadfael been born a few decades later, he might have found a worthy associate and friend in Dr. Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar of Salerno, a short and short-tempered medieval coroner hired in secret by King Henry II to find out who's behind the horrific murders of Christian children in Cambridge, England. Prominent local Jews stand accused; Henry wants them freed, mostly for the sake of their tax revenue. As Adelia examines the children's bodies and gets to know the people of Cambridge, she has no trouble assembling a long list of suspects, but she encounters considerable difficulty trying to narrow it down, a struggle in which the reader gladly joins her. Not all of the plot twists are surprising and the romantic subplot is an unnecessary afterthought, but Franklin (City of Shadows) has developed a skillful blend of historical fact and gruesome fiction that's more than sufficient to keep readers interested and entertained. (Feb.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 

Journal Entry 2 by sailorarby at bookobsessed.com, book swap -- Controlled Releases on Monday, June 13, 2011

Released 11 mos ago (6/13/2011 UTC) at bookobsessed.com, book swap -- Controlled Releases

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

The book was actually mailed from the TitleTrader member on June 3rd and I was informed that it arrived today. 

Journal Entry 3 by elsi at Sanger, Texas USA on Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Yep. It arrived in the mail this morning. This book has been on my wishlist for a long time, so I'm very glad to finally get a copy to read. It will be passed along to other readers at BookObsessed/BookCrossing.