Saint Peters Fair, Ellis Peters
Saint Peters Fair, Ellis Peters
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Saint Peter's Fair

Author: Ellis Peters

Narrator: Patrick Tull

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/11/2009

Categories: Fiction, Crime


Synopsis

An opportunity to put aside the horrors of war is dashed when bodies begin to pile up at St. Peter’s Fair

St. Peter's Fair is a grand, festive event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139, and the fair promises to bring some much-needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury—until the body of a wealthy merchant is found murdered in the river Severn. Was Thomas of Bristol the victim of murderous thieves? And, if so, why were his valuables abandoned nearby?

Brother Cadfael, that shrewd but kindly monk, offers to help the merchant's lovely niece Emma. But while he is searching for the killer, Thomas of Bristol's wares are ransacked and two more men are murdered. Emma almost certainly knows more than she is telling—as others will soon realize. Cadfael desperately races to save the young girl, knowing that in a country at war with itself, betrayal can come from any direction, and even good intentions can kill.

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 on August 10, 2021

The Fourth Chronicle Of Brother Cadfael, Of The Benedictine Abbey Of Saint Peter And Saint Paul, At Shrewsbury Trouble between the Abby of St. Peter and St. Paul and the town of Shrewsbury leads to a minor riot at the yearly Fair of St. Peter. Then there is murder, intrigue, a wrongly suspected man a......more

Goodreads review by Katerina on July 26, 2021

I think it’s high time I had a break: too many damsels in distress and noble young men ready to come to rescue. The series is super cosy but one should know their limits of cuteness. I’ll save the remaining ones for the rainy day.......more

Goodreads review by Julie on May 09, 2021

I liked this a lot even though, as usual, it was easy to peg the villain from the moment he showed up. However, the complexity of the reason for the murders, the mysterious behavior of Emma, and her two potential suitors all made the story well worth listening to. I am finding these to be really goo......more

By way of full-disclosure, I have read most or all of Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael novels when they were first available. But that was long ago and far away in my memory. I picked up this one by chance and reading it was an opportunity to again explore a period of turmoil in English history when th......more