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Monk's Hood
Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (Related to this series)
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Narrator
- Patrick Tull
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 5 March 2010
- Run Time
- 9 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 man's bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved before he took his vows—and Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by monk's-hood oil from Cadfael's stores.
The sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildis' 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 son's innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder.
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Details
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Narrator
- Patrick Tull
- Duration
- 9 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 March 2010
- ISBN
- 9781440788734
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Classic fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
Synopsis
Brother Cadfael is confounded when his own potion is used to kill his former love’s new husbandGervase 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 man's bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved before he took his vows—and Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by monk's-hood oil from Cadfael's stores.The sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildis' 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 son's innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder.
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