The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #16) by Ellis Peters (Nov/Dec 23)

[Susan]

Welcome to our Nov/Dec 23 buddy read of The Heretic's Apprentice the sixteenth book in the Brother Cadfael series, first published in 1989.

Brother Cadfael, 12th-century herbalist, sleuth and sometime cupid, outdoes himself in this, his 16th chronicle, in which Peters imbues the familiar territory of murder, young love and odious villainry with fresh vigor and new subtleties. Elave, young clerk to William of Lythwood, returns from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with his elderly master's body. His missions are to bury William in his home abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, and to deliver a dowry to William's adopted daughter Fortunata. But Elave, suspected of harboring views inimical to church doctrine, is held for ecclesiastical trial. And when Aldwin, the Lythwood family clerk hired in Elave's absence, is stabbed to death, Elave is incarcerated not only for heresy, but for murder. Fortunata's dowry, an intricately carved box with mysterious contents, holds the key to the mysteries that spring up around Elave and the Lythwood family. Shrewd and patient, Brother Cadfael is at his best here.

Please do not post spoilers in this thread. Thank you.

[Judy]

Just opening up our latest batch of buddy reads - many thanks to Susan for the introductions and setting up the threads.

Who is reading this one? I haven't started it yet but will be doing so soon.
The spoiler thread is linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Susan in NC]

I reread this one, and as always- a visit with Cadfael is time well-spent. Could have done without the horrid visiting cleric, prior Robert and his minion Jerome usually provide full quotient of conniving, pompous righteousness, but I see he was necessary to the conflict that drove this plot.

[Judy]

I've started reading this now and am enjoying it so far. The visiting cleric certainly sounds full of himself.