In the midst of a twelfth-century civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud, a hostage exchange is put in jeopardy when one of the prisoners dies, and Brother Cadfael determines that he was murdered.
In 1141, two monks have arrived in Shrewsbury from Winchester, where their abbey was destroyed. Now Brother Humilis, who is very ill, and Brother Fidelis, who is mute, must seek refuge at Shrewsbury. And from the moment he meets them, Brother Cadfael senses something deeper than…
In 1141, two monks have arrived in Shrewsbury from Winchester, where their abbey was destroyed. Now Brother Humilis, who is very ill, and Brother Fidelis, who is mute, must seek refuge at Shrewsbury. And from the moment he meets them, Brother Cadfael senses something deeper than…
In the spring of 1145 a precious reliquary is stolen from the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter and St Paul at Shrewsbury and the question arises - was the theft for profit or a holy one? Brother Cadfael, a monk with a bent for sleuthing, turns his mind to the problem.
In the spring of 1145 a precious reliquary is stolen from the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter and St Paul at Shrewsbury and the question arises - was the theft for profit or a holy one? Brother Cadfael, a monk with a bent for sleuthing, turns his mind to the problem.