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4.5 stars for this complicated but enjoyable Cadfael mystery. As always, there are interesting locals, distinguished visitors, a romance, a theft, a murder, and Cadfael questioning, prodding, nudging all the players in the right direction for a satisfying resolution.
It is late winter 1144, and as for the entire series, the civil war between King Stephen and his cousin Maud is the backdrop, and often indirect driver of the plot.
As is often the case, outsiders descend on Shrewsbury Abbey, pulling ...more
It is late winter 1144, and as for the entire series, the civil war between King Stephen and his cousin Maud is the backdrop, and often indirect driver of the plot.
As is often the case, outsiders descend on Shrewsbury Abbey, pulling ...more
This has to be one of the more complicated episodes of these books, and I was afraid that one secrets Cadfael had kept for quite some years, was going to be told.
It all takes place at Shrewsbury, where a neighbouring monastery had been robbed and defiled by Stephen's men during the conflict. Others were brought in to rebuild , and were also nearly beaten by the winter floods. A large amount of the salvage was collected with the idea of getting it to a safer place, but the wagons carrying it were ...more
It all takes place at Shrewsbury, where a neighbouring monastery had been robbed and defiled by Stephen's men during the conflict. Others were brought in to rebuild , and were also nearly beaten by the winter floods. A large amount of the salvage was collected with the idea of getting it to a safer place, but the wagons carrying it were ...more
Ellis Peters’ Cadfael is a beguiling Medieval Benedictine monk whose sleuthing abilities rival those of Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes. Cadfael is not as quirky as those two detectives, but he is an unusual monk. Having come late into seeking the cowl, he is widely, and perhaps more liberal than his brothers of the order.
Peter’s has managed to create a likable character who has sustained nineteen novels of him solving perplexing mysteries. Her attention to detail is admirable and while her p ...more
Peter’s has managed to create a likable character who has sustained nineteen novels of him solving perplexing mysteries. Her attention to detail is admirable and while her p ...more
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