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Synopsis

A medieval whodunnit featuring Brother Cadfael. A sudden flood means all the treasures of the Abbey of St Peter and St Paul must be moved to safety, including the bones of St Winifred, which then disappear. A murder soon follows, and Cadfael leaves his peaceful herb garden to investigate.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Ellis Peters was a pseudonym of Edith Pargeter, OBE. As Ellis Peters she was the bestselling author of twenty Brother Cadfael Chronicles and the illustrated short story collection A Rare Benedictine. Under her own name she wrote numerous critically acclaimed historical novels including A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury and The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet. She was the recipient of the Crime Writer's Association and Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. She died in 1995.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The 19th chronicle of Brother Cadfael. In the chill autumn of 1144, rising flood waters endanger the sacred remains of St. Winifred, the abbey's most cherished possession. When the bones disappear and a corpse is found, Brother Cadfael needs his prayers answered to catch a killer.

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