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The Raven in the Foregate - Ellis Peters
The Raven in the Foregate
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When a harsh priest is drowned, Brother Cadfael discovers a long list of suspects, including a young man who isn’t who he claims to be In a mild December in the year of our Lord 1141, a new priest comes to the parishioners of the Foregate outside the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Father... show more
When a harsh priest is drowned, Brother Cadfael discovers a long list of suspects, including a young man who isn’t who he claims to be

In a mild December in the year of our Lord 1141, a new priest comes to the parishioners of the Foregate outside the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Father Ailnoth brings with him a housekeeper and her nephew—and a disposition that invites murder.

Brother Cadfael quickly sees that father Ailnoth is a harsh man who, striding along in his black cassock, looks like a doomsaying raven. The housekeeper's nephew, Benet, is quite different—a smiling lad, a hard worker in Cadfael's herb garden, but, as Brother Cadfael soon discovers, an impostor. And when Ailnoth is found drowned, suspicion falls on Benet, though many in the Foregate had cause to want this priest dead. Now Brother Cadfael is gathering clues along with his medicinals to treat a case of unholy passions, tragic politics, and perhaps divine intervention.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00LUZNWJA
Pages no: 244
Edition language: English
Series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael (#12)
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3.0 The Raven in the Foregate (Cadfael Chronicles)
This seemed a longer Cadfael book than others, but ulitmately has less happening.A new Parish priest replaces one who died naturally. Where the old one was happy to absolve everyone and accept them as people, the new one is full of fire and brimstone, seeing them all as sinners.After his actions lea...
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3* A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)3* One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)3* Monk's Hood (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #3)3* The Leper of St. Giles4* The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)3* The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chronicles of Broth...
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3.0 The Raven in the Foregate: The Twelfth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (Brother Cadfael Mysteries)
King Stephen is back on the throne of England but Brother Cadfael and company are more concerned with a local death. This is the first book in the series that I have actually read and, while I did miss Patrick Tull's narration, the mix of history and mystery along with the great characters made it ...
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