The Brother Cadfael Mysteries Author:Ellis Peters Brother Cadfael, a twelfth-century Benedictine monk living in an abbey in Shrewsbury, England is not only a devout man of the cowl, but also a sleuth of deadly accuracy. In addition to his official duties as the monastery's herbalist, Cadfael finds much unofficial business to occupy his time - like solving some of Shropshire's most perplexing m... more »urder cases. From The Lepper of Saint Giles, in which he mus tunmask the killer responsible for two dead bodies and a marriage that is never to be, to Monk's Hood, which revolves around an unexplained poisoning, Cadfael - with the aid of Sheriff Hugh Beringar and in spite of the abbey's meddling Prior - repeatedly proves a most resourceful detective. In The Sanctuary and the Sparrow and One Corpse Too Many, Cadfael is again called upon to expose cold-blooded killers and save lives - all while trying to honor his monastic vows. Filled with suspenseful plotting and rich in period detail, these medieval whodunnits are truly crime classics.« less