The Leper of Saint Giles
by:
Ellis Peters (author)
Derek Jacobi (narrator)
A savage murder interrupts an ill-fated marriage set to take place at Brother Cadfael's abbey, leaving the monk with a terrible mystery to solve. The key to the killing is hidden among the inhabitants of the Saint Giles leper colony, and Brother Cadfael must ferret out a sickness not of the body,...
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A savage murder interrupts an ill-fated marriage set to take place at Brother Cadfael's abbey, leaving the monk with a terrible mystery to solve. The key to the killing is hidden among the inhabitants of the Saint Giles leper colony, and Brother Cadfael must ferret out a sickness not of the body, but of a twisted mind.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781844561124 (1844561127)
Publish date: 2006-06--29
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton AudioBooks
Edition language: English
Series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (#5)
For slower paced, traditional mysteries that are very skilfully written, you can't go wrong with Brother Cadfael. When Peters created a crusader turned monk, she gave herself a large canvas on which to paint a variety of clever, interesting crimes. The Leper of St. Giles takes place largely in an...
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