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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.
At the height of the hot summer of 1144, a lucky hit by one of King Stephen's archers rids the Fen country of Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex, who has amassed his castles and gold by robbing rich and poor alike. Thus, the Benedictine abbey at Ramsey, long used as a den for…
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 ho…