

S'està carregant… Monk's Hood (1980)de Ellis Peters
![]() Garden-fiction (6) Historical Fiction (155) Top Five Books of 2015 (262) » 11 més Books Read in 2017 (3,742) Next in Series (16) Books Read in 2013 (1,421) al.vick-parents books (278) Books About Murder (209) Detective Stories (229) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This tale is another entanglement with Wales and Welsh law. Happily, Cadfael is there to sort it out, even if he is restricted in his movements and missing his favorite helper, Hugh Beringar. This is one of the better Cadfael books, I like the details that you learn about medieval everyday life. I wanted to finish off my winter reading list with something simpler, so I picked up Peters's third Cadfael mystery. Previously, I had said that I had mixed feelings about the first two -- I think Monk's Hood shows Peters getting much stronger as a writer. The mystery is very fairly played, and her writing seems to have improved quite a bit from the first two - Cadfael's final confrontation with the murderer is particularly well-wrought. I'll definitely be continuing on with the fourth one. Angry at his stepfather, Cadfael's former girlfriend's son flees his home. The stepfather falls dead from poisoning a few minutes later. A sheriff's office sergeant pursues the boy. Because the poison likely came from the monastery, Cadfael investigates. He calls on his friend deputy sheriff Hugh Beringar to hear the evidence he's gathered. When confined to the monastery to minimize contact with the woman he once loved, Cadfael must rely on others to gather evidence. This enjoyable medieval mystery still appeals. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. Luckily, the Abbey boasts the services of Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, only to be confronted by two very different surprises. In Master Bonel's wife, the good monk recognises Richildis, whom he loved before he took his vows. And Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by a dose of deadly monk's-hood oil from Cadfael's herbarium. The Sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildis' son Edwin, but Cadfael is certain of her son's innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder... No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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I resisted this series for a long time; I like historical mysteries, but tend to prefer Victorian time periods. The middle ages don't interest me in general, but Ellis Peters' storytelling transcends the time frame its written in. I'm reading it wondering what happens next, not cringing over the living conditions.
I like Brother Cadfael quite a bit; he's not pious with all its negative connotations; there's no preaching or evangelising. He's devoted to his faith and his calling to monastic life (a devotion that is tested in this book) but he's not trying to be a martyr to either. I was a little disappointed that Hugh didn't have more page time, as he brings a spark to the pace, but overall, this was an excellent mystery. (