The First Cadfael Omnibus: A Morbid Taste for Bones, One Corpse too Many, Monk's-Hood - Ellis Peters - Paperback

A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES In the twelfth-century Benedictine monastery of Shrewsbury, Borther Cadfael has settled down to a quiet life in charge of the herbarium after an adventure-filled youth. But when his Prior determines to acquire the bones of a saint from a remote Welsh village, Cadfael's worldly experience become vitally important, since the obstacles to the expedition include murder . . .ONE CORPSE TOO MANY When fighting engulfs Shrewsbury as King Stephen battles for the throne of England, Brother Cadfael is called upon to administer rites to some hanged prisoners. There are, he is told, ninety-four corpses - but his own careful count reveals ninety-five, and once again the sleuthing monk is on the trail of a murderer . . .MONK'S~HOOD At the monastery in Shrewsbury in II38, Brother Cadfael's herbarium shelves are richly stocked after a splendid summer. Then one Gervase Bonel, who had planned to leave his valuable manor to the Abbey, is poisoned with Cadfael's own concoction for aching joints. . .Peters, Ellis is the author of 'The First Cadfael Omnibus: A Morbid Taste for Bones, One Corpse too Many, Monk's-Hood - Ellis Peters - Paperback' with ISBN 9780751504767 and ISBN 0751504769.