The Holy Thief
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$33.26
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2000
Summary
At the height of the hot summer of 1144, the Earl of Essex succumbs to a fatal arrow - but only after a lingering fever during which his officials do their best to save him from hellfire by restoring various properties he has annexed, including the abbey of Ramsey. The abbey is in such a sorry state that a call for help in restoring it goes out to all houses of the Benedictine Order.
But when heavy rains bring the threat of floods to Shrewsbury, and the holy relics must be removed to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751527322 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751527327 |
| Author: | Ellis Peters |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2000 |
| Weight: | 178g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 108mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Cadfael Chronicles |
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Soothing, but no shortage of mayhem.
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About 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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