Book description
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…
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2 authors picked One Corpse Too Many as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve been a sucker for the entire Brother Cadfael series since long before Derek Jacoby got a hold of the character (and knocked it out of the park, too). Ellis Peters did such a great job of recreating 12th-century England; I really felt like I was there.
In fact, this book got me hooked on the whole historical mystery genre. I could practically smell the drying herbs in Cadfael’s herbarium.
From Anne's list on mysteries for evoking a sense of place.
This is the second in a murder series with a historical slant. Brother Cadfael, ex-crusading soldier-turned-monk is an intriguing character in himself. He runs the monastery’s herb garden in Shrewsbury in 12th Century England. When he is asked to bury 94 bodies of people who died because of the fighting between King Stephen and Empress Maud, he discovers a total of 95 corpses and realises that a very clever murder is lurking in the town.
From Elizabeth's list on unravelling knotty murder mysteries.
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