In the first installment of an iconic historical mystery series, a medieval monk seeks a saint\'s remains for Shrewsbury Abbey--but finds a murderous sinner instead.
A Morbid Taste for Bones kicks off a long-running and much-loved series that went on to be adapted for stage, radio, and television..
His knowledge of herbalism, picked up in the Holy Land, and his skillful observance of human nature are blessings in dire situations, and earned Ellis Peters a Crime Writers\' Association Silver Dagger Award.
Before CSI and Law & Order , there was Brother Cadfael, wily veteran of the Crusades ( Los Angeles Times ).
Brother Cadfael knows an earthly hand did the deed, but his plan to root out a murderer may dig up more than he can handle.
When the leading opponent to disturbing the grave is found shot dead with a mysterious arrow, some believe Saint Winifred herself delivered the deadly blow.
But when the monks arrive in Gwytherin, the town is divided over the request.
The team\'s goal is to collect the holy remains of Saint Winifred, which Prior Robert hopes will boost the abbey\'s reputation, as well as his own.
Cadfael is to serve as translator for a group of monks heading to the town of Gwytherin in Wales.
A Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in western England, Brother Cadfael spends much of his time tending the herbs and vegetables in the garden--but now there\'s a more pressing matter.
In the first installment of an iconic historical mystery series, a medieval monk seeks a saint\'s remains for Shrewsbury Abbey--but finds a murderous sinner instead
