Monk's Hood
Ellis Peters
Aug 2014 ¡ The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Book 3 ¡ Open Road Media
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Silver Dagger Award Winner: In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of his herbal ingredients is used to kill a man.
Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he suddenly takes ill. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the manâs bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: In Master Bonelâs wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved before he took his vowsâand Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by monkâs-hood oil from Cadfaelâs stores.
The sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildisâs son, Edwin, who hated his stepfather. But Cadfael, guided in part by his concern for a woman to whom he was once betrothed, is certain of her sonâs innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder.Â
Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he suddenly takes ill. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the manâs bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: In Master Bonelâs wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved before he took his vowsâand Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by monkâs-hood oil from Cadfaelâs stores.
The sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildisâs son, Edwin, who hated his stepfather. But Cadfael, guided in part by his concern for a woman to whom he was once betrothed, is certain of her sonâs innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder.Â
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April 18, 2017
Yet another wonderful book by Ellis Peters' đ I love her medieval mysteries!! đ
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About the author
Ellis Peters is a pseudonym of Edith Mary Pargeter (1913â1995), a British author whose Chronicles of Brother Cadfael are credited with popularizing the historical mystery. Cadfael, a Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in the first half of the twelfth century, has been described as combining the curious mind of a scientist with the bravery of a knight-errant. The character has been adapted for television, and the books drew international attention to Shrewsbury and its history.
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Pargeter won an Edgar Award in 1963 for Death and the Joyful Woman, and in 1993 she won the Cartier Diamond Dagger, an annual award given by the Crime Writersâ Association of Great Britain. She was appointed officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, and in 1999 the British Crime Writersâ Association established the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger award, later called the Ellis Peters Historical Award.
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Pargeter won an Edgar Award in 1963 for Death and the Joyful Woman, and in 1993 she won the Cartier Diamond Dagger, an annual award given by the Crime Writersâ Association of Great Britain. She was appointed officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, and in 1999 the British Crime Writersâ Association established the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger award, later called the Ellis Peters Historical Award.
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