Bodies and red herrings pile up in a satisfying way in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series starring Brother Cadfael ( Library Journal ).
When a corpse is found in Eyton forest, Brother Cadfael must devote his knowledge of human nature to tracking down a ruthless murderer..
Despite his reputation for holiness, Cuthred\'s arrival heralds a series of mishaps for the monks.
A stranger to the region is the Hermit Cuthred, who enjoys the protection of Lady Dionysia, and whose young companion, Hyacinth, befriends Richard.
The boy refuses to surrender his newly inherited powers to Dionysia, his furious, formidable grandmother.
It starts with the sad demise of Richard Ludel, Lord of Eyton, whose ten-year-old son and heir, also named Richard, is a pupil at the abbey.
Within the cloisters of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there begins a chain of events no less momentous than the upheavals of the outside world.
The year is 1142, and England is in the grip of civil war.
Bodies and red herrings pile up in a satisfying way in the Silver Dagger Award-winning medieval mystery series starring Brother Cadfael ( Library Journal )
