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| Title | : | A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #1) |
| Author | : | Ellis Peters |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 197 pages |
| Published | : | 1994 by Grand Central Publishing (first published 1977) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Crime. Historical Mystery. Medieval |
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Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 197 pages Rating: 3.98 | 30711 Users | 1517 Reviews
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Ellis Peters' introduction to the murderous medieval world of Brother Cadfael...A Morbid Taste for Bones
In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition to translate and finds the rustic villagers of Gwytherin passionately divided by the Benedictine's offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise, and all too wordly, he isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder.
The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself held the bow. Brother Cadfael knows a carnal hand did the killing. But he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice...where the wages of sin may be scandal or Cadfael's own ruin.
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| Original Title: | A Morbid Taste for Bones |
| ISBN: | 0446400157 (ISBN13: 9780446400152) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #1 |
| Characters: | Brother Cadfael, Brother Jerome, Prior Robert Pennant, Abbot Heribert, Brother John, Brother Columbanus, Father Huw, Rhisiart, Sioned, Engelard, Peredur, Bened, Annest |
| Setting: | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England,1137(United Kingdom) Gwytherin, Wales,1137(United Kingdom) Wales …more United Kingdom …less |
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"Justice can be arrived at by more routes than one."I thought this book was a swell start to this series! Brother Cadfael, monk by vocation and detective by circumstance, is a really delightful character. A medieval-time, Welsh-born man, Cadfael now carries out his monastic duties at Shrewsbury Abbey in England. He has not been in the service of the church his entire life, however, and that is what makes him such an intriguing fellow. "For Brother Cadfael had come late to the monastic life, likeMarvelous story. You have to read it to find out exactly what happens. A fun spoof on religion. The historical detail, the characters, and the humor are enchanting. By the end I loved Brother Cadfael and all the villagers of Gwytherin, Wales. An utterly charming tale and funny too!
The first of the Brother Cadfael novels by Ellis Peters, which I have just discovered is a pseudonym for Edith Pargeter, a Welsh woman by birth and a historian by nature. I would not have suspected that these stories were written by a woman because she captures the brothers of the Shrewsbury Abbey, a Medieval enclave of male figures, perfectly, From the stuffy, overblown Prior Robert to Brother Cadfael himself, every character is believable and interesting. You soon realize that it takes all
This book is actually quite good. I must admit though, I had a hard time getting through it. In fact, I pretty much had to sit myself down and force myself to read through to the end. Ive decided that has much more to do with me than the book itself (consequently my high rating). The truth is, I just dont like mysteries, and now I know that even by setting the mystery in a fascinating time period, this doesnt change. When I was younger, I used to read every Agatha Christi Poirot story I could
Note, Aug. 7, 2017: I edited this just now to correct a minor typo.Dame Edith Pargeter had already, by 1977, made a reputation for herself, under the pen name of Ellis Peters, as a mystery writer; but under her own name, she was also a respected author of historical fiction, much of it set in medieval Wales. When she brought the two genres together in this first of many novels, set in the border country between England and Wales (where she grew up) in the turbulent mid-1100s and featuring
Great historical mystery series. Since this info was hard for me to find, below is a list of the Cadfael novels in order of publication:A Morbid Taste for BonesOne Corpse Too ManyMonk's HoodSt. Peter's FairThe Leper of St. GilesThe Virgin in the IceThe Sanctuary SparrowThe Devil's NoviceDead Man's RansomThe Pilgrim of HateAn Excellent MysteryThe Raven in the ForegateThe Rose RentThe Hermit of Eyton ForestThe Confession of Brother HaluinThe Heretic's ApprenticeA Rare BenedectineThe Potter's Field
I discovered Brother Cadfael through Derek Jacobi and I'm happy to report that I like the books as much, although I keep hearing Jacobi speak Brother Cadfael's words. This was a great start to the series, and I look forward to reading future books. They're fairly short, and each book completes the mystery so that you're not left hanging (at least from what I can tell). I discovered these books thanks to Goodreads and I'm thankful to friends here who recommended it. Definitely worth reading!
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