![]() Well written historical fiction and mysteryīy Charles van Buren on February 18, 2018 And at journey’s end awaits a vision of what is best, and worst, in humankind. The road will lead him to a chill and terrible murder and a tale of passion gone awry. Now Cadfael sets out on a dangerous quest to find them. Why this holy man has been attacked and what his fevered ravings reveal soon give Brother Cadfael a clue to the fate of the missing travelers. A wounded monk, found naked and bleeding by the roadside, will surely die without Cadfael’s healing arts. The trio never reaches Shrewsbury, having disappeared somewhere in the wild countryside.Ĭadfael is afraid for these three lost lambs, but another call for help sends him to the church of Saint Mary. Among them are two orphans from a noble family, a boy of thirteen and an eighteen-year-old girl of great beauty, and their companion, a young Benedictine nun. ![]() ![]() ![]() Raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester. The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturbing of events. Brother Cadfael sets out on a dangerous quest to find a trio of missing travelers ![]()
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