One Corpse Too Many
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters is a historical mystery novel published by Open Road Integrated Media on November 25, 2014. This reprint edition spans 292 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Brother Cadfael as he navigates the tumultuous landscape of 1138, where the conflict between King Stephen and the Empress Maud leads him to uncover a murder amidst the aftermath of Shrewsbury Castle’s fall.
Readers will find that Brother Cadfael, initially drawn from his peaceful garden life, becomes embroiled in a web of deception and death. As he undertakes the solemn task of burying the fallen defenders, he stumbles upon a strangled victim, prompting him to delve deeper into the mystery. With elements such as a girl disguised as a boy, a missing treasure, and a broken flower serving as clues, this narrative explores themes of intrigue and the quest for truth within a richly detailed medieval backdrop.
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Brother Cadfael discovers a murder amid the wreckage of Shrewsbury Castle in this mystery series featuring “a colorful and authentic medieval background” (Publishers Weekly).
In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: one extra victim that has been strangled, not hanged.
This ingenious way to dispose of a corpse tells Brother Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy’s clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower . . . the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can expose a murderer’s black heart.
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