The Seventh Cadfael Omnibus: The Holy Thief, Brother Cadfael's Penance, A Rare Benedictine

The Seventh Cadfael Omnibus: The Holy Thief, Brother Cadfael's Penance, A Rare Benedictine

by EllisPeters (Author)

Synopsis

THE HOLY THIEF: At the height of the hot summer of 1144, the abbey at Ramsey is in danger. When heavy rain brings the threat of floods to Shrewsbury and the holy relics must be removed to a place of safety, the subsiding waters reveal a robbery has been committed. The master sleuthing of Brother Cadfael is put to the test once more, but to the crime of theft is soon added a murder...BROTHER CADFAEL'S PENANCE: In the year of our Lord 1145, the bitter rift between King Stephen and Empress Maud at last has a chance of reconciliation, particularly the question of the prisoners of war. Brother Cadfael learns that amongst the prisoner is Olivier de Bretagne; his son. His determination to come to his son's aid prompts a perplexing investigation of a uniquely personal nature. A RARE BENEDICTINE: In these three vintage tales of intrigue and treachery: 'A Light on the Road to Woodstock,' 'The Price of Light' and 'Eye Witness,' emerges the events that have turned Cadfael from a crusading and seafaring past to the momentous decision of entering the Benedictine Order of the Abbey of St Peter and St Paul.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 04 Sep 1997

ISBN 10: 0751520810
ISBN 13: 9780751520811
Book Overview: The seventh omnibus edition of Ellis Peters' compulsive and bestselling medieval mysteries.

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Brother Cadfael is a cult figure of crime fiction. * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Ellis Peters is the creator of the most unusual detective in fiction. * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
Author Bio
Ellis Peters is one of the pseudonyms of Edith Pargeter who wrote several books under her own name and also Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr and John Redfern. She was the recipient of the Crime Writers Association and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. She died in 1995.