Monk's Hood, Paperback
Descriere
Silver Dagger Award Winner: In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of his herbal ingredients is used to kill a man. Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he suddenly takes ill. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved before he took his vows--and Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by monk's-hood oil from Cadfael's stores. The sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildis's son, Edwin, who hated his stepfather. But Cadfael, guided in part by his concern for a woman to whom he was once betrothed, is certain of her son's innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder.
Despre autor
Edith Mary Pargeter, cunoscută și sub pseudonimul Ellis Peters, a fost o autoare britanică care a scris în multe genuri, în special istorie și ficțiune istorică, și a fost, de asemenea, onorată pentru traducerile sale ale clasiciilor cehi. Este probabil cea mai cunoscută pentru povestirile sale de crimă, atât istorice, cât și moderne, și în special pentru seria sa de detectivi medievali, Cronicile lui Cadfael.
