Morbid taste for bones

The First Chronicle of Brother Cadfael Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, 1

by Edith Pargeter

250 pages

English language

Published Nov. 26, 1993 by Warner.

ISBN:: 978-0-7515-0712-6

(2 reviews)

12th-century Shrewsbury monks go to Wales to recover a 7th-century saint’s relics, and encounter opposition from the relics’ current keepers. Then the opposition leader is murdered.

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Library Orb reviewed A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

A Debut That's Hard to Beat

4 stars

The first outing for medieval mystery monk Brother Cadfael has everything: religious tensions, vying vendettas, and a murder that can only be solved in a truly bizarre fashion.

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July 4, 2022