A Morbid Taste for Bones (Brother Cadfael Chronicles) - Softcover

Ellis Peters

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446400157 ISBN 13: 9780446400152

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

The ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey wants to acquire Saint Winifred's sacred remains for his Benedictine order. And when the ensuing controversy leads to murder, Brother Cadfael investigates.

About this title

About the Author:

Ellis Peters is a pseudonym of Edith Mary Pargeter (1913 1995), a British author whose Chronicles of Brother Cadfael are credited with popularizing the historical mystery. Cadfael, a WelshBenedictinemonk living atShrewsbury Abbey in the first half of the twelfth century, has been described as combining the curious mind of a scientist with the bravery of a knight-errant. The character has been adapted for television, and the books drew international attention to Shrewsbury and its history.Pargeter won an Edgar Awardin 1963 for"Death and the Joyful Woman", and in 1993 she won theCartier Diamond Dagger, an annual award given by theCrime Writers Association of Great Britain. She was appointedofficer of the Order of the British Empirein 1994, and in 1999 the BritishCrime Writers Associationestablished theEllis Peters Historical Daggeraward, later called the Ellis Peters Historical Award.

Review:

'A pleasing, and unusual mixture of suspense and historical fiction.' Evening Standard 'Soothing, but no shortage of mayhem.' The Observer 'A cult figure of crime fiction.' Financial Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0446400157
• ISBN 13: 9780446400152
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208