false 73512646 123380 321545 0446400157 9780446400152 134 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173743434m/321545.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173743434s/321545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/321545.A_Morbid_Taste_for_Bones_The_First_Chronicle_of_Brother_Cadfael 3.93 1041 A Morbid Taste for Bones

In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition to translate and finds the rustic villagers of Gwytherin passionately divided by the Benedictine's offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise, and all too wordly, he isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder.

The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself held the bow. Brother Cadfael knows a carnal hand did the killing. But he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice...where the wages of sin may be scandal or Cadfael's own ruin.]]> 4046 3.97 11126 566 1977 3 0 false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:49:03 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 09:08:31 -0700 2009