Russell Christopher
22) Cadfael: Set IV
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English
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Cadfael, a Benedictine monk at an abbey in Middle Ages Shrewsbury, solves crimes and murders.
Pilgrim of hate: Amid the throng of hopeful pilgrims flocking to Shrewsbury Abbey on "Cripples'Day," a body is found in a leather sack. Brother Cadfael boils the body down to bones searching for clues to the victim's fate.
The Potter's field: After the local potter's field is given to the Abbey, a plowman unearths a skeleton with long thick women's tresses...
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English
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Cordelia Gray is a young, aspiring private detective learning the ropes from her mentor, disgraced ex-policeman Bernie Pryde. But when Pryde's sudden suicide leaves Cordelia the sole proprietor of his ramshackle agency, she is forced to continue her education on the job with only Mrs. Sparshott, the agency's longtime secretary and Cordelia's new assistant on her team. Sacrifice: A prominent scientist hires Cordelia to investigate why his son suddenly...
24) Cadfael: Set III
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English
Description
A morbid taste for bones: When a young monk claims to see visions of St. Winifred, Cadfael and a party from Shrewsbury Abbey trek to Wales to excavate her holy relics and are met with much hostility.
The raven in the foregate: Father Ailnoth, the new parish priest earns the scorn of all his parishioners. After refusing to baptize the illegitimate baby of a local woman, the priest is found dead in the river.
The rose rent: A beautiful and wealthy...