Similar to Eco's The Name of the Rose only in that there is a murder in an isolated monastary. Writing was not as intricate as Eco which can be a good thing and a bad thing depending on what you're into. 
 I gave this book 3 stars because I didn't love it and didn't hate it. I wouldn't say I was particularly peeled to the pages either. It was very interesting to learn about monastic life and Gregorian chants - things that do not have any relevance to my own daily life but are interesting nonetheless. 
 Not sure if my opinion would be different if I had read the other books in the series. The characters seemed appealing if I had read the other books so maybe that's what I was missing.