The First Cadfael Omnibus

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Together for the first time in one volume, the omnibus contains "A Morbid Taste for Bones", "One Corpse Too Many" and "Monk's-Hood", the first three Brother Cadfael mysteries in the crime series. A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES. In 1137 the head of Shrewsbury Abbey decided 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. Canny, wise and all too worldly, Cadfael isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder. ONE CORPSE TOO MANY. In 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, but discovers ninety-five bodies awaiting his attention. MONK'S-HOOD. Brother Cadfael's herb garden is flourishing under his care, then a local dignitary is poisoned with one of the herbalist's own concoctions and Cadfael finds he has to defend himself and another suspect whom he is sure is innocent. Yellowing of closed pages; spine has bend marks; cover edges damaged; bend mark on front cover corner
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AuthorEllis Peters
PublisherLittle Brown and Company
PlaceLondon
Year1995
ISBN9780751504767
BindingPaperback
ConditionFair
CommentsYellowing of closed pages; spine has bend marks; cover edges damaged; bend mark on front cover corner
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