The First Cadfael Omnibus
A Morbid Taste for Bones, One Corpse Too Many, Monk's-Hood
$46.22
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
2 December 1993
Summary
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 Empres…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751504767 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0751504769 |
| Author: | Ellis Peters |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 2 December 1993 |
| Weight: | 667g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 154mm x 42mm |
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A cult figure of crime fiction.
** ‘A pleasing, and unusual mixture of suspense and historical fiction.’ EVENING STANDARD
** ‘Soothing, but no shortage of mayhem.’ OBSERVER** ‘A cult figure of crime fiction.’ FINANCIAL TIMESAbout The Author
Ellis Peters
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.
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