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Author
Series
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
During the hot summer of 1144, the Earl of Essex succumbs to a fatal arrow, but only after a lingering fever during which his officials do their best to save him from hellfire by restoring various properties he has annexed. And then heavy rains bring threats of floods and the holy relics must be saved. When the waters subside, a robber is revealed and before Brother Cadfael can solve that case a murder is added.
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow and Company, Inc
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
In the battle of Lincoln, the sheriff of Shropshire is captured, and the king himself is detained by his enemies. An exchange of prisoners is arranged: the sheriff will be bartered for a young Welsh lordling who has been captured during a misguided assault on a convent. All seems to be going according to plan until one of the prisoners dies under mysterious circumstances before the exchange is completed. Cadfael must determine whether the death was...
Author
Series
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
1984, ©1983
Language
English
Description
In the autumn of 1140 the Benedictine monastery at Shrewsbury finds its new novice, Meriet Aspley, a disturbing presence. Meek and biddable by day, his sleep is rent by nightmares so violent as to earn him the nickname of "Devil's novice." Can Meriet be involved in the nearby disappearance of a superior prelate? As events take a sinister turn, it falls to Brother Cadfael to detect the truth behind the young man's predicament.
Author
Series
Cadfael chronicles volume 1
Publisher
IMPress
Pub. Date
2007, ©1977
Language
English
Description
The head of Shrewsbury Abbey wants to acquire Saint Winifred's sacred remains for his Benedictine order. And when controversy leads to murder, Brother Cadfael investigates.
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