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A Morbid Taste for Bones by Peter Ellis
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Ser.
In 1137 the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the remains of Saint Winifred for his Benedictine order. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's re ...Show more
A Morbid Taste for Bones: The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Cadfael Chronicles Ser.
In 1137 the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the remains of Saint Winifred for his Benedictine order. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales, where they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's ...Show more
An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Ser.
Set in 12th century Shrewsbury, this story features the further adventures of Brother Cadfael, as he investigates another mystery. Other titles featuring this character include
Brother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis Peters
Category: Fiction | Series: Cadfael Chronicles Ser.
November 1145, and the bitter rift between King Stephen and Empress Maud at last has a chance for reconciliation. It is hoped that a council will resolve the question of prisoners of war. Cadfael has a special interest in attending, for he is seeking his lost son.
Monk's-Hood: The Third Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (FS) by Ellis Peters
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Cadfael Chronicles Ser.
Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. Luckily, the Abbey boasts the services of clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted by two very ...Show more
One Corpse Too Many: The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Cadfael Chronicles Ser.
In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a ...Show more
THE CADFAEL COMPANION by Robin Whiteman; Peter Ellis (Introduction by)
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Ser.
Loren McIntyre's account of how in 1971, after years of searching, he discovered the source of the Amazon - aided, he claims, by telepathic communication with a tribal headman. The explorer's journals are interwoven with detailed narrative by Petru Popescu, author of The Last Wave.
The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: The\Cadfael Chronicles Ser.
In her 15th chronicle of the 12th-century detective-monk Brother Cadfael, Peters serves up a masterful tale of murder and revenge. The Washington Post calls Peters's books enchanting . . . medieval England comes marvelously a live.
The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Cadfael Chronicles Ser.
Set in 12th century Shrewsbury, this story features the further adventures of Brother Cadfael, as he investigates another mystery. Other titles featuring this character include
The Leper of Saint Giles by Peter Ellis
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Ser.
Setting out for the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has more pressing matters on his mind than the grand wedding coming to his abbey. Yet as fate would have it, Cadfael arrives at Saint Giles just as the nuptial party passes the colony's gates. He sees the fragile bride, loo ...Show more
The Pilgrim of Hate by Ellis Peters
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Cadfael Chronicles Ser.
As England's civil war draws to a close, two travelers arrive at Cadfael's herbarium door: the dark-eyed Ciaran who has vowed to walk unshod as a kind of penance and, his companion, Matthew. When Cadfael's old friend arrives with a tale of murder, the youths' puzzling association becomes darker and more ...Show more
The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Ser.
Brother Cadfael's tranquil life at Shrewsbury monastery is once again interrupted by mysterious happenings.