About this title: In the autumn of 1140 the Benedictine monastery at Shrewsbury finds its new novice Meriet Aspley a bit disturbing. The younger son of a prominent family, Meriet is meek and biddable by day, but his sleep is rife with nightmares so violent that they earn him the name of "Devil's Novice". Shunned by the other monks, Aspley attracts the concern of Brother Cadfael. Then a body appears, that of a young priest last seen at the Aspley estate. Can Meriet be involved in the death? As events take a sinister turn, it falls to Brother Cadfael to detect the truth.
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Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Spine edges have lots of creasing along the cover edges Text is CLEAN and tight but tanned with age Edges are worn Library stamp on top edge A good reading copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Brother Cadfael Mysteries, 8. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780449207017ISBN:0449207013
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has moderate wear, spine is creased, pages are clean and unmarked. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Brother Cadfael Mysteries, 8. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 5th Mysterious Press Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Mysterious Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780446405157ISBN:0446405159
Description: Bascove (cover) Good- 5¾"-6¾" Tall. Spine rolled, somewhat creased, a little edge wear and rubbing, gift inscrip. inside cover. A little tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. Eighth in the Brother Cadfael medieval mystery series. "Who murdered the young priest at the edge of the forest? "Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what ... read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN-13:9780446405157ISBN:0446405159
Description: Very Good. 0446405159 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN-13:9780446405157ISBN:0446405159
Description: Very Good. 0446405159 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780449207017ISBN:0449207013
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mild creasing to spine & along spine edge, binding tight, mild edge/shelf wear, mild age discoloration to page edges. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Brother Cadfael Mysteries, 8. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN-13:9780446405157ISBN:0446405159
Description: Very Good. 0446405159 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN-13:9780446405157ISBN:0446405159
Description: Very Good. 0446405159 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
"These suspenseful stories include pinches of romance, devotion, and humor, as well as truly unique characters. The mysteries use as background superb portrayals of 12th Century England. The author is a noted Medieval scholar. Positive. Caution: the series is aimed at adults, not adolescents. Many themes of these mystery novels are ADULT themes, including rape, abuse of various sorts, etc. They are all positive, ultimately."
"The Benedictine monks of Shrewsbury are this time involved with someone who has killed a priest and Cadfael must sort out the chaff from the wheat, a task made less easy by the local dealer in nostrums and false medecines. Our good spinner of yarns, Ellis Peters, is once again in form using the medieval world as his back-drop and his gentle insights into human nature to open our eyes a little each time we read."
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