Dimensions
113 x 176 x 15mm
Book XIV in the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.
In 1142, all England lies in the iron grip of civil war. In the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, too, begins a chain of events that proves no less momentous than the raging strife outside.
Following the demise of one Richard Ludel, his ten-year-old son, also Richard and a pupil at the Abbey, becomes the new lord of Eaton. Dionisia, the boy's formidable grandmother, wishes him to make a marriage of convenience - but he defies her.
Meanwhile a hermit, Cuthred, has taken up residence in Eyton Forest. The holy man's arrival heralds a series of mishaps for the monks, some of whom fear divine intervention . . . and then a corpse is found in the forest, and Brother Cadfael must track down a ruthless murderer.
Now a major TV series starring Sir Derek Jacobi, this book is a new mystery from Ellis Peters, recipient of the Crime Writers' Association/Cartier Diamond Dagger Award.
