- This edition read as an e-book on my Kindle (AmazonAu)
- ASIN : B00KFDQVYQ
- Publisher : Head of Zeus, Publication date : 2 June 2014
- Originally published 1977
- Print length : 306 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1784080518
- Book 1 of 20: The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Synopsis (AmazonAu)
Discover Brother Cadfael: Former soldier. Benedictine monk. Amateur sleuth.
The Cadfael Chronicles, by Diamond Dagger winner Ellis Peters, follow the mediaeval mysteries of one of classic crime's most unique detectives.
In 1137, the Abbot of Shrewsbury decides to acquire the remains of St Winifred. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics.
My Take
This is the beginning of the Cadfael stories and the focus is on introducing him and the Benedictine order at Shrewsbury to the readers.
I am re-reading this book for my U3A Crime Fiction group which will begin discussions in February next years. Most of my fellow readers will not have read historical crime fiction before, and certainly nothing set in medieval England. They will find Ellis Peters' style perhaps a little unusual. I have discovered that our local library has the ITV series which featured Derek Jacoby and I am hoping to persuade them to watch the first episode.
My rating: 4.4
I've also read
THE PILGRIM OF HATE
4.3, A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES
4.6, ONE CORPSE TOO MANY
4.5, MONK'S-HOOD
4.4, THE VIRGIN IN THE ICE
4.2, THE DEVIL'S NOVICE
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