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Drie speurdersromans waarin Broeder Cadfael, een monnik uit het middeleeuwse Shrewsbury, de hoofrol speelt.

Broeder Cadfael wordt naar Wales gestuurd om de beenderen van een gestorven heilige te bemachtigen. Het klooster van Shrewsbury zou wèl varen bij het bezit van de botten, die, naar verluidt, bovennatuurlijke krachten bezitten. Wanneer Cadfael de tocht aanvaardt, vindt hij vele obstakels op zijn weg, onder andere een wonderlijke dode...

The fourth anniversary of the transfer of Saint Winifred's bones to the Abbey at Shrewsbury is a time of celebration for the 12th-century pilgrims gathering from far and wide. In distant Winchester, however, a knight has been murdered. Could it be because he was a supporter of the Empress Maud, one of numerous pretenders to the throne? It's up to herbalist, sleuth, and Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael to track down the killer in the pious throng.

Op een snerpend koude wintermiddag wordt Cadfael gevraagd om wat hulp te bieden in een naburig klooster. Of hij onderweg wil uitkijken naar twee vermiste jongelieden en hun chaperonne. Tijdens het vallen van de avond trekt Cadfael door het besneeuwde landschap. Wanneer hij bij een dichtgevroren beek komt, ziet hij onder het ijs de contouren van een menselijke gedaante. Het is een jonge vrouw... vermoord. Cadfael zweert de nare zaak op te lossen, nog vóór de dooi zijn intrede doet...

Wanneer het gastenverblijf van de abdij na een flinke sneeuwbui mankementen aan het dak vertoont, wordt broeder Haluin gevraagd de reparatie uit te voeren. Hij glijdt echter tijdens de werkzaamheden uit en wordt meer dood dan levend naar de ziekenzaal vervoerd. Haluin voelt zijn einde naderen en doet ten overstaan van de abt en broeder Cadfael een uiterst schokkende biecht, waarin zowel aardse liefde als een onnatuurlijke dood een grote rol spelen... Wonder boven wonder herstelt Haluin, hetgeen Cadfael ertoe noopt om samen met de geplaagde broeder een onderzoek in te stellen naar diens duistere verleden...

Tijdens het ploegen van een stuk land dat recentelijk aan de abdij is toegevoegd, doet een van de broeders een wel zeer gruwelijke vondst. In de aarde wordt een ontzield lichaam gevonden en een lange, zijde-achtige haar duidt op de stoffelijke resten van een vrouw. Broeder Cadfael wordt erbij gehaald en voor hij het weet staat hij voor een van de moeilijkste raadsels uit zijn bestaan - een raadsel dat pas na enkele zeer onverwachte wendingen wordt opgelost...

Drie historische speurders: spannende en uitmuntende detectives, geschreven door drie meestervertellers die opmerkelijke periodes in de geschiedenis op geheel eigen wijze laten herleven! Bevat: - De heilige dief van Ellis Peters (The Holy Thief) - Dood op de golven van Bruce Alexander (Watery Grave) - De Marmur Zapt en de dode hond van Michael Pearce (The Night of the Dog)

A millionaire is murdered and Inspector Felse, after sifting through the few shreds of evidence, finally arrests Kitty Norris, his teenaged son Dominic's first love. A young man's infatuation soon becomes something far more dangerous, though, as Dominic takes on Kitty's cause--in direct opposition to his father's investigation.

Broeder Cadfael krijgt het verzoek om een jonge boodschapper als tolk te vergezellen op een korte, maar belangwekkende, missie naar Wales. Cadfael, altijd te porren voor een reisje, is verheugd zijn geliefde geboortegrond weer eens te zien en zijn kennis van de Welshe taal aan te kunnen wenden. Vol goede moed trekken ze westwaarts, nog onwetend van het onheil dat hun pad zal kruisen...

While Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows--until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Maud's knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier. Conceived in Cadfael's soldiering youth and unaware of his father's identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed.

From Audible.com: This is the eleventh chronicle of Brother Cadfael, of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, at Shrewsbury. In the year of our Lord 1141, August comes in golden as a lion, and two monks ride into the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul bringing with them disturbing news of war...and a mystery. The strangers tell how the strife between the Empress Maud and King Stephan has destroyed the town of Winchester and their priory. Now Brother Humilis, who is handsome, gaunt, and very ill, and Brother Fidelis, youthful, comely (and totally mute) must seek refuge at Shrewsury. And from the moment he meets them, Brother Cadfael senses something deeper than their common vows binds these two good brothers. What the link is he can only guess...what it will lead to is beyond his imagining. But as Brother Humilis' health fails, and nothing can stop death's lengthening shade, Brother Cadfael faces a poignant test of his discretion and his beliefs as he unravels a secret so great it can destroy a life, a future, and a holy order.

Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he is suddenly taken 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 by two very different surprises. In Master Bonel's wife, he good monk recognises Richildis, whom he loved many years ago before he took his vows, and Master Bonel has been fatallly poisoned by a dose of deadly monk's-hood oil from Cadfael's herbarium. The Sherrif is convinced that the murdered is Richildis' son Edwin, who had reasons aplenty to hate his stepfather. But Cadfael, guided in part by his tender 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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Three masterly mysteries featuring the mediaeval sleuth and herbalist, Brother Cadfael, set in Shrewsbury.

This trilogy set in thirteenth-century England and Wales follows master stone carver Harry Talvace, Ralf Isambard, Lord of Parfois, and their sons against the backdrop of the volatile Welsh border. The narrative weaves through deadly politics, clashing armies, and personal passions as the characters embark on a grand quest for justice and vengeance. Harry, marked by his Norman lineage, grows up fiercely loyal to his charming breast-brother, Adam, while discovering his extraordinary talent for stone carving. In his fifteenth year, Harry’s devotion to Adam and his artistic obsession propel the thrilling events of the first volume. He rebels against his father, fleeing England to save Adam, and becomes entwined in the lives of commoners and kings, navigating relationships with the courageous Gilleis and the beautiful courtesan Benedetta, all while being sponsored by the enigmatic Lord Isambard for a monumental cathedral. The second volume sees Harry's son drawn into the intrigues of Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, bound by a blood oath to kill Isambard, yet struggling with his growing connection to the warrior lord. The final volume culminates in a gripping climax amid civil war, as loyalty and enmity intertwine, leading to unforgettable moments of majesty and heartbreak.

THE HERETIC'S APPRENTICE: In the summer of 1143 two visitors arrive at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul- one dead and two very much alive. But when a violent death ensues, Brother Cafael is called once more to turn detective and solve the murder- but matters are complicated still further by the marvellous treasure box in Elave's care... THE POTTER'S FIELD: During the ploughing of the Potters Field in October 1143 the grisly remains of a woman's body are unearthed. Abandoned by her husband, the tenant potter, rumour had it that the woman had returned to her homeland- perhaps with a lover. But the discovery of the corpse on Abbey land raises all sorts of questions. THE SUMMER OF THE DANES: In April 1144 Brother Cadfael leaves his monastery once more representing the bishop on a matter of church diplomacy. Cadfael does not forsee trouble on this errand, but then becomes entangled in the affairs of Heledd, a young woman desperate to escape an arranged marriage, and in conflict between Owain Gwynedd and his treacherous brother Cadwaladr...

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In the Summer of 1143, two visitors arrive at the gates of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul bearing a corpse. But another violent death follows in their wake, and Brother Cadfael is called upon to investigate the connection between these two gory events.

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In 1142, in the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul a momentous chain of events begins. Following the demise of Richard Ludel, his 10-year-old son becomes the new lord of Eaton. Soon after, a corpse is found in the forest and Brother Cadfael must track down a ruthless murderer.

A savage murder interrupts an ill-fated marriage set to take place at Brother Cadfael's abbey, leaving the monk with a terrible mystery to solve. The key to the killing is hidden among the inhabitants of the Saint Giles leper colony, and Brother Cadfael must ferret out a sickness not of the body, but of a twisted mind.

A young man, pursued by a lynch mob, claims sanctuary just in time to save his own life. The accusation is robbery and murder - yet Brother Cadfael senses his innocence and sets out to solve yet another tangle of human passions, where love plays its inevitable part.

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A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES. In 1137 the head of Shrewsbury Abbey decided to acquire the remains of St Winifred. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise and all too worldly, Cadfael isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder. ONE CORPSE TOO MANY. In 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, but discovers ninety-five bodies awaiting his attention. MONK'S-HOOD. Brother Cadfael's herb garden is flourishing under his care, then a local dignitary is poisoned with one of the herbalist's own concoctions and Cadfael finds he has to defend himself and another suspect whom he is sure is innocent.

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In the gentle Shrewsbury spring of 1140, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy sound—a hunt in full cry. Persued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts into the nave to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself fighting off armed townsmen to save a terrified young man. Accused of robbery and murder is Liliwin, a wandering minstrel who performed at the wedding of a local goldsmith's son. The cold light of morning, however, will show his supposed victim, the miserly craftsman, still lives, although a strongbox lies empty. Brother Cadfael believes Liliwin is innocent, but finding the truth and the treasure before Liliwin's respite in sanctuary runs out may uncover a deadlier sin than thievery—a desperate love that nothing, not even the threat of hanging, can stop.

Philip Madoc stars as Brother Cadfael in a series of BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatizations by Bert Coules that teem with twelfth-century suspense The year is 1141 and civil war continues to rage. When the sheriff of Shropshire is taken prisoner, arrangements are made to exchange him for Elis, a young Welshman. But when the sheriff is brought to the abbey, he is murdered. Suspicion falls on Elis, who has fallen in love with the sheriff s daughter. With nothing but his honor to protect him, Elis appeals to Brother Cadfael for help. And Brother Cadfael gives it, not knowing that the truth will be a trial for his own soul.

The fourth anniversary of the transfer of Saint Winifred's bones to the Abbey at Shrewsbury is a time of celebration for the 12th-century pilgrims gathering from far and wide. In distant Winchester, however, a knight has been murdered. Could it be because he was a supporter of the Empress Maud, one of numerous pretenders to the throne? It's up to herbalist, sleuth, and Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael to track down the killer in the pious throng.

In the Summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: ninety-five bodies lies in a row, and the extra corpse tells Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy's clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower - the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can most easily expose a murderer's black heart.

Closely Watched Trains tells the story of Milos Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. Milos is overwhelmed with worries - about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmaster's office - besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.

A pause in the civil war offers Shrewsbury's townsfolk hope that the upcoming fair will be successful, but the discovery of the body of a wealthy merchant could destroy that hope.

When Lucas Corinth is invited back to the Alpine town of Gries-am-See, it is as a favoured native son. Since his boyhood there during the war, he has become a famous composer and conductor and it is fitting that he be guest of honour at the premiere of his new work, The Horn of Roland. But over the celebrations falls the shadow of the past; Corinth’s presence provokes bitter memories, memories of occupation, danger, secrecy. And from them springs an implacable threat. In revenge for an act of betrayal, Lucas Corinth’s life is at risk. The identity of the avenger is a mystery, and one that must be solved if tragedy is to be averted. As the final haunting notes of the Horn of Roland drift across the lake, the truth is revealed...

When Alf Jarrett spots the hitch-hiker waiting on the motorway slip-road, he thinks his prayers have been answered. William Banks is a personable young man of twenty, just leaving home for the first time—perfect for what Alf has in mind. And when William is offered a free night’s lodging and the chance to repay Alf for the lift, he accepts eagerly. After all, it sounds simple enough—drop off a package at a block of flats and post the spare key through the letter-box.What William doesn't realise is that he is the intended victim in a sinister plan of arson and murder. And it is only his good fortune—and the timely intervention of a guardian angel in the form of a charming girl called Calli—that saves him from becoming a corpse...Thrown involuntarily into a case that involves mistaken identity and a bank robbery from which the spoils have never been recovered, the two young sleuths discover they aren’t the only ones on the trail...And there is another murder and a dramatic confrontation before the tangled threads are finally unravelled.

The year is 1143, and once again Brother Cadfael is forced to abandon the tranquility of his herb garden and use his knowledge of human nature to solve a murder- this time frighteningly close to home. When a newly ploughed field, recently given to the Abbey yields that body of a young woman, Cadfael is quickly thrown into a delicate situation. The field was once ownded by a local potter named Ruald, who deserted his beautiful wife to take monastic vows among the Benedictines. The woman was said to have gone away with a lover, but now it would appear otherwise. With the arrival of young Sulien Blount, a novice fleeing homeward from the civil war raging in East Anglia, the mysteries surrounding the corpse start to multiply.

Outside the pale of the abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, Brother Cadfael's attention is turned on Meriet, a proud, secretive, nineteen year old novice who has been delivered to the abbey by his over-bearing father the Lord of Aspley, to begin a religious vocation. Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by dreams at night that his howl earns him the nickname of the Devil's Novice. Shunned and feared, Meriet is soon linked to the missing priest's fate. Only Brother Cadfael believes in Meriet's innocence, and only the good sleuth can uncover the truth before a boy's pure passion, not evil intent, leads a novice to the noose.

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Dominic Felse and the Swami Premanathanand, a man of peace, unravel a deadly Indian rope trick of hatred and murder when they try to discover who is behind the violent deaths of several landlords.

"Shed here no tears. No Saint could die More Blessed and Comforted than I." So read the epitaph composed by Morwenna Treverra centuries ago as she followed her beloved husband, Jan, into death. The couple have been together ever since, models of pious content, in the little seaside Saxon church near the villa of Maymouth. When curious scholars arrange to open Jan Treverra's tomb, it yields not one body but two...and neither one of them is Jan Treverra. Detective Inspector George Felse happens to be on holiday nearby; indeed, he helped to open the crypt and reveal its all too modern contents. Now, from an ancient grave, mystery unfolds; a trail of violence in Maymouth's history that casts shadows centuries long...

Christmas, 1141 AD. Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross (known as the Foregate), a man of presence, scholarship and discipline, but neither humility nor the common touch. When he is found drowned in the mill-pond, suspicion is cast in many directions, not least towards a young man who came in the priest's train, sent to work in Brother Cadfael's garden. For he has little obvious priestly calling. Indeed, he soon attracts the friendship of a girl both beautiful and formidable. To Brother Cadfael, once worldly, now dedicated, if gently cynical, is left the familiar task of sorting the complicated strands which define guilt and innocence.

A late spring in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, for there may be no roses by June 22nd. On that day the young widow Perle must receive one white rose as rent for the house she has given to benefit the abbey or the contract is void. When nature finally complies, a pious monk is sent to pay the rent - and is found murdered beside the hacked rose-bush. The abbey's wise herbalist, Brother Cadfael, follows the trail of bloodied petals. He knows the lovely widow's dowry is far greater with her house included, and she will likely wed again. But before Cadfael can ponder if a greedy suitor has done this dreadful deed, another crime is committed. Now the good monk must thread his way through a tangle more tortuous than the widow's thorny bushes -- or there will be more tears...

In her sixteenth chronicle of the medieval monk-detective Brother Cadfael, Ellis Peters throws a variety of puzzles at her hero. In the summer of 1143, Brother Cadfael is torn from his herbarium to investigate the deaths of two visitors.

Four friends set off for a trip in the Italian countryside, but their plans are changed when a fellow passenger on the train is brutally attacked, and they realize they have inadvertently walked off with crucial evidence of a more serious crime - evidence that someone desperately needs to retrieve.

When Figaro is killed in a plane crash, it seems nothing can save the London production. A world-class baritone arrives from Europe to take over, then he too is killed - in mid-performance. Detective Inspector Musgrave embarks on a quest to discover who is responsible.

Singers and musicians are gathered for a course in folk music that will occupy a weekend in the fantastic country mansion called Follymead. Most come only to sing or to listen, but one or two have non-musical scores to settle. When brilliantly talented Liri Palmer sings " Black, black, black is the color of my true-love's heart!" she clearly has a message for someone in the audience. Passions run high, and there is murder brewing at Follymead.

In his ninth outing the beloved Brother Cadafel must helps a lovelorn young Welshman accused of murdering a sheriff.*

When Alan Morris disappears, his great-niece, Charlotte, regrets never having got to know her archaeologist great-uncle better. And, in an attempt to remedy that deficiency, she goes to visit the Roman site of Aurae Phiala, on the Welsh border, that he had spent so much time investigating. When she gets there, Charlotte finds more than just a few old stones... First there is a charming young man, coincidentally staying in the same hotel, who is very insistent on being her guide. Then a troublesome schoolboy disappears and a corpse is found. And George Felse finds himself having to solve a mystery whose roots go back to ancient Roman times... Once more, Ellis Peters brings to bear her passion for the complexities of history in a satisfyingly baffling whodunnit.

The reading of the will of legendary diva Antonia Byrne turns out to hold some unpleasant surprises for her nearest and dearest: one way or another, none of them get quite what they are expecting.And when a quirk of Fate maroons the mourners in a tiny snowbound mountain village for Christmas, it is inevitable that feelings will be far from festive.But what no one could predict is that one of their number has lethally sinister intentions and when the final curtain falls, it turns out to be Antonia herself who has had the last laugh ...

In his eighteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael, on an apparently simple errand for his bishop, becomes embroiled in the violent conflict between two Gwynedd brothers.

When Herbert Terrell falls off a mountain in Czechoslovakia, accidental death seems the inevitable verdict. But Terrell’s young step-daughter, Tossa, is not the type to bow to the inevitable. She’d been planning to spend her summer vacation in Europe in any case, so what could be simpler than to persuade her companions to make a minor detour to the scene of the crime. Not a little bewitched by Tossa's brown eyes, Dominic Felse is game for a change of plan, though he doesn't at first suspect her real motive. And he's certainly not prepared for their innocent touring holiday to become a deadly game of cat and mouse, with Tossa herself the unlikely victim... A fragment of an English folk song, the plaintive lament of a pipe, an unexpected corpse—these are the clues that the amateur sleuths must solve to discover the riddle of the piper on the mountain.

When Louis Stevenson is found guilty of murder, he leaves the dock loudly proclaiming his innocence. When there are two more unexpected deaths, a young couple, convinced that an innocent man has been wrongly condemned, determine to unmask the real murderer - before he strikes again.

Murder in the twelfth century is no different from murder today. There is still a dead body, though this time with an arrow through the heart instead of a bullet. There is still a need to bury the dead, to comfort the living - and to catch the murderer. When Brother Cadfael comes to a village in the Welsh hills, he finds himself doing all three of those things. And there is nothing simple about this death. The murdered man's daughter needs Cadfael's help in more ways than one. There are questions about the arrow. And the burial is the strangest thing of all ...

Annet Beck's beauty is of the second order and it worries her parents so much that they guard her as closely as a prisoner...until the rainy Thursday in October when she disappears. Annet is last seen vanishing over the crest of Hallomount, a hill in the remote Welsh Country believed to be the domain of witches. Five days later she mysteriously reappears, claiming that she was gone for only two hours. Detective Inspector George Felse doesn't believe in witchcraft, but he does believe in love and he never underestimates its power, especially when it may have led to murder...

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In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: one extra victim that has been strangled, not hanged.

While Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows--until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Maud's knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier. Conceived in Cadfael's soldiering youth and unaware of his father's identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed.

Šedesátiletý stařec je v předvečer své svatby s krásnou osmnáctiletou dívkou nalezen mrtev a brzy se ukáže, že byl zavražděn. Podezření padne na mladíka, který dívku miluje a chtěl hanebnému sňatku zabránit. Ale bratr Cadfael má o tom, zda je vrah, pohybnosti. Jako bylinkář využije své kompetence a zaměřuje své pátrání na komunitu chudáků a nemocných při kostele sv. Jiljí ve Shrewsbury. Zjišťuje, že jeden z malomocných svou nemoc jen předstírá. Zda je jeho podezření oprávněné, to dokáže další pátrání…... celý text

Čtvrtý případ středověkého detektiva, benediktinského mnicha Cadfaela. Je předvečer svátku svatého Petra. Do Shrewsbury se sjíždějí kupci z Anglie a Walesu na věhlasný jarmark, který opatství pořádá každý rok a nad nímž má záštitu sám král Štěpán...

V tomto případu pátrá Cadfael, detektiv v mnišské kutně, po nebezpečném, ke všemu odhodlaném vrahovi, posedlém nenávistí i láskou. Nedlouho po Velikonocích roku 1140 přerušil poklidnou mši benediktinů ryk divoké noční honičky, jenž skončila až u samého oltáře. Svatební hosté, kteří se večer účastnili veselky v domě zlatníka Aurifabera, uspořádali štvanici na potulného kejklíře s úmyslem pověsit ho na nejbližší strom, neboť podle nich srazil zlatnického mistra zákeřnou ranou a uprchl s obsahem rodinné pokladnice. Opat Radulfus samozvaný soud překazí a udělí běženci čtyřicetidenní azyl. Šetření okolností zločinu je pověřen Cadfael, který brzy přijde na to, že zpěvák, žonglér a artista Liliwin sice není neviňátko, ale ani násilník. Stopy po pachateli totiž nesměřují ven, ale naopak do středu zlatníkovy domácnosti. Kam tajně odchází pod rouškou noci novopečený, nezodpovědný ženich Daniel? Jaké neplechy kuje jeho choť Markéta, mladá paní domu, kterou nikdo neuznává? A co všechno ví stařičká paní Juliána, nenáviděná hlava rodiny? Napětí v domě kulminuje zardoušením mistra Peche, nájemníka, který tak dlouho do všechno strkal nos, až se mu to nevyplatilo. Cadfael si musí pospíšit, aby nedošlo k další, ještě bestiálnější vraždě.

Po Velikonocích v roce 1140 zažije klášter vzrušení: svatebčané ze zlatníkova domu tu chtějí zlynčovat potulného kejklíře. Opat Radulfus samozvaný soud přeruší a uprchlíkovi udělí azyl. Navíc pověří Cadfaela, aby vyšetřil okolnosti údajného zločinu. Stopy vedou do zlatníkova domu a Cadfael si po vraždě zlatníkova nájemníka musí pospíšit, aby zabránil spáchání další, ještě bestiálnější vraždy.

Brožovaná verze pro Levné knihy KMA s filmovou obálkou. Šedesátiletý stařec je v předvečer své svatby s krásnou osmnáctiletou dívkou nalezen mrtev a brzy se ukáže, že byl zavražděn. Podezření padne na mladíka, který dívku miluje a chtěl hanebnému sňatku zabránit. Ale bratr Cadfael má o tom, zda je vrah, pohybnosti. Jako bylinkář využije své kompetence a zaměřuje své pátrání na komunitu chudáků a nemocných při kostele sv. Jiljí ve Shrewsbury. Zjišťuje, že jeden z malomocných svou nemoc jen předstírá. Zda je jeho podezření oprávněné, to dokáže další pátrání…

Bratr Cadfael, mnich benediktinského kláštera v Shrewsbury, je opět nucen se zajímat kromě o svou bylinkářskou zahradu i o „světské“ dění, ve kterém je k zločinům tak blízko. 5. díl série se týká komunity chudáků a nemocných při kostele sv. Jiljí ve Shrewsbury, který je z hlediska bylinkáře v Cadfaelově kompetenci. Zjišťuje, že jeden z malomocných svou nemoc jen předstírá.

Auf dem Felsen von Parfois soll Burgherr Isambard nicht mehr lange residieren. Als selbst sein Sohn gegen ihn intrigiert, steht ihm ausgerechnet sein Gefangener, der Baumeister Harry Talvace, zur Seite. Zu spät erkennt Isambard, wer seine wahren Freunde sind. Und die Tage der unglücklichen Benedetta sind gezählt. Mit dem dritten Band der großen Mittelalter-Trilogie über den Baumeister Harry Talvace krönt Edith Pargeter das Glanzstück ihres Schaffens und liefert das eindrucksvolle und lebendige Bild einer sagenumwobenen Zeit.

Píše se červenec, léta Páně 1139 a do Shrewsbury se sjíždějí kupci z Anglie a Walesu na věhlasný jarmark, který opatství pořádá každý rok a nad nímž má záštitu sám král Štěpán. Přípravy však naruší v předvečer svátku svatého Petra zástupci cechů se starostou v čele. Město je po loňském obléhání v neutěšeném stavu, a proto požadují po klášteru, aby poskytl desetinu výtěžku z pronájmu stánků na opravu rozbitých ulic. Neshody se vyhrotí, když se starostův syn Philip vydá jednat přímo s trhovci a dojde ke rvačce. Obchodník Thomas z Bristolu uštědří Philipovi jedinou ponižující ránu a mladík přísahá, že se mu pomstí. Když je pak mistr Thomas v noci zavražděn, o vrahovi pochybuje jen málokdo. Bratru Cadfaelovi je ale celá situace podezřelá a s pomocí Thomasovy neteře Emmy se pouští do pátrání. Když dojde ke druhé vraždě, Cadfael začíná tušit, že v sázce je víc než podíl z jarmareční daně. Možná i samotný královský trůn…

V srpnu 1141 přijíždějí do benediktinského opatství sv. Petra a Pavla v anglickém Shrewsbury dva noví bratři, které válka mezi králem a císařovnou vyhnala z domácího kláštera v Hyde Meadu. Starší z nich, jenž umírá na dávné zranění, je bývalý křižák Godfrid Marescot, pocházející z panství ležícího poblíž Shrewsbury; mladší, němý Fidelis, mu oddaně slouží. Poté co je mniši přijmou mezi sebe, přibude do města mladý rytíř Nicholas Harnage, bývalý Marescotův důstojník. Přichází si pro svolení oženit se s Julianou Cruceovou, dívkou, které se jeho velitel při vstupu do řádu vzdal. Dostane souhlas a jede si pro nevěstu; na jejím rodném statku se však dozví, že i ona si před lety zvolila klášter. Ve snaze přesvědčit se o jejím zdraví ji hledá, ale nenajde: abatyše mu přísahá, že dívka toho jména se nikdy benediktinkou nestala. Mladík pro to má jediné vysvětlení: Julianu na cestě do kláštera někdo zavraždil – nejspíš její starý sluha Heriet. Šerif Beringar sluhu neprodleně zatkne, ale Cadfael obvinění tak docela nevěří. A jeho nedůvěra se nakonec potvrdí: ničivá letní bouře, do níž se Humilis s Fidelisem dostanou, odkryje úplně jinou, zároveň strašnou i dojemnou pravdu.

KDYŽ SE DAROVANÉ POLE STANE DANAJSKÝM DAREM… Při obdělávání Hrnčířova pole darovaného klášteru objeví mniši z opatství svatého Petra a Pavla ostatky neznámé ženy. Kosti nenesou známky násilné smrti, a osud dotyčné je tudíž stejnou záhadou jako její totožnost. Bratr Cadfael se spolu se šerifem Hughem Beringarem pouštějí do vyšetřování a rychle se ocitají ve velmi choulostivé situaci. Posledním nájemcem půdy byl totiž Ruald, bývalý hrnčíř a nyní mnich. Mohl by být vrahem? Ruald se složením řeholního slibu vzdal všeho světského, včetně své krásné manželky Generys, která následně zmizela. Lidé si šuškali, že uprchla s milencem, jenže co když ji potkalo něco horšího? Co když celou tu dobu ležela v nevysvěceném hrobě a čekala na spravedlnost? A kdo je tajemný Sulien Blount, který má prý důkaz, že je žena živá a zdravá?

KDYŽ SE DOBRÉ ÚMYSLY VE ZLÉ ČINY OBRÁTÍ… Elave, mladý písař Williama z Lythwoodu, se vrací z pouti do Svaté země s pochmurným posláním – má za úkol dovézt tělo svého pána do rodného kraje, pohřbít ho v opatství svatého Petra a Pavla a předat jeho adoptivní neteři Fortunatě věno, které jí William odkázal. Nic však neproběhne podle plánu. Mladík je obviněn z kacířství a postaven před církevní soud. Krátce nato je navíc zavražděn písař rodiny Lythwoodových Aldwin, a Elave tak čelí nejen obvinění z kacířství, ale také z vraždy. Klíčem k záhadám, jež obestírají nejen mladého Elaveho, nýbrž i celou rodinu Lythwoodových, je překrásná vyřezávaná schránka, kterou William odkázal Fortunatě. Podaří se bratru Cadfaelovi nalézt skutečného viníka, a zachránit tak nevinnému mladíkovi život?

Při příležitosti uložení ostatků patronky kláštera, svaté Winifredy, se do opatství sjíždějí vzácní hosté. Zcela nečekaně přijíždí i mladík Elave a přiváží s sebou tělo zemřelého bohatého mecenáše kláštera k pohřbení. Oslava je narušena nejen touto událostí. Dochází k nepochopitelné vraždě místního písaře. Elave je obviněn z kacířství a podílu na celé zvláštní události. Podaří se otci Cadfaelovi nalézt opravdového viníka dříve, než bude mladík neprávem odsouzen?

Při rozorávání Hrnčírova pole darovaného klášteru je objevena kostra tajně pohřbené ženy. Posledním nájemcem pole byl hrnčíř, nyní mnich, který pro klášter opustil svou ženu po patnácti letech manželství. Ta zmizela, podle pověsti snad s milencem. Kdo je mrtvá z Hrnčířova pole a jak zemřela? Co s tím má společného mladší syn šlechtice, který pole daroval? Na tyto otázky společně hledají odpověďi šerif Hugh Beringar a bratr Cadfael.