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Monk's-Hood

The Third Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

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Monk's-Hood

By: Ellis Peters
Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
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Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. Luckily, the Abbey boasts the services of clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted by two very different surprises. In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognises Richildis, whom he loved many years ago before he took his vows. And Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by a dose of deadly monk's-hood oil from Cadfael's herbarium. The Sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildis' son Edwin, who had reasons aplenty to hate his stepfather. But Cadfael, guided in part by his tender concern for a woman to whom he was once betrothed, is certain of her son's innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder....

©1980 Ellis Peters (P)2011 Hachette Digital Crime Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Murder Fiction Heartfelt
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Great story and great story telling where you feel like you not only know them but that they are friends.

Characters that come alive

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Enjoyed the tough times and constraints of people living in a free world with many, many constraints on living and moving up in a world of privilege and servitude.

An insight to the time

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As ever a twisty plot with lots of historical detail. Stephen Thorns has the very best voice and voices for the Cadfeal stories!

Always go for Stephen Thorns as narrator

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