The Deadliest Sin was written by a group of medieval mystery writers who call themselves the Medieval Murderers. The authors include Michael Jecks, Ian Morson, Susannah Gregory, Simon Beaufort, Philip Gooden, Bernard Knight and Karen Maitland. Each author has written a separate chapter of the book that advances the plot. Each chapter concerns one of the Bible's 7 deadly sins which are greed, lust, gluttony, sloth, anger, envy and pride.

The story begins in the spring of 1348 with rumors about a coming plague which scared people into either becoming devout Christians, drinking or going on a pilgrimage. A group of travelers meet at an inn in England. The inn owner convinces his guests to tell everyone what they have seen in their travels. Each guest tells a tale about one of the deadliest sins that becomes a chapter in the book.

I love this series. While some of the chapters were more interesting to me than others I feel that is to be expected in an anthology. All of the chapters were well written and the authors' knowledge of medieval times is evident. Anyone interested in medieval mysteries will love this book. ( )