Monks Hood, Ellis Peters
Monks Hood, Ellis Peters
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Monk's Hood

Author: Ellis Peters

Narrator: Patrick Tull

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/05/2010


Synopsis

Brother Cadfael is confounded when his own potion is used to kill his former love’s new husband

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.

About Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters (1913-1995) was the pseudonym of Edith Pargeter. She was a renowned writer of detective novels and was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger for a lifetime's achievement in the genre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles

A woman from his past comes again into Cadfael's life By Charles van Buren on August 31, 2018 Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase As I write this review in August 2018, there are already over 100 reviews on Amazon. All but seven are four and five stars. The single one star review erroneously compl......more

In the third of the Brother Cadfael mysteries, one Gervase Bonel leaves his estate to the Abbey in exchange for him and his wife being looked after for life, in the process disinheriting his stepson. Not long after moving in, Bonel is killed by poison in a special dish sent out for him by the Abbey......more