About this title: A savage murder interrupts an ill-fated marriage set to take place at Brother Cadfael's abbey, leaving the monk with a terrible mystery to solve. The key to the killing is hidden among the inhabitants of the Saint Giles leper colony, and Brother Cadfael must ferret out a sickness not of the body, but of a twisted mind.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Mysterious Press, New York
Date Published: 1981
Description: Very Good. Ex-Library A Brother Cadfeld Mystery (Fifth Chronical) 201 pages. Ex-Library with Stickers/Markings, Etc. tight binding. worn cover, spine creased. inside cover sticky from removed sticker. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780446404372ISBN:0446404373
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 201 p. Brother Cadfael Mysteries. Audience: General/trade. Browning Pages Name Stamp On Bottom Pages. I Ship With 1 Business Day read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780688010973ISBN:0688010970
Description: Fair in Fair jacket. 0688010970 The covers have a little shelf wear and some very slight soiling. The side spine of the book has some slight discoloring. There are library stamps on the top spine of the pages, the title page, and the back endpaper. There are library stickers on the back cover, a library pocket on the back endpaper, and a call number sticker on the spine. The covers have library plastic. Brother Cadfael is taking up the cause of two thwarted lovers, the poor princess found dead ... read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Large Print edition
Binding: softcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780786213757ISBN:0786213752
Description: Fair ex-library/associated marks/stickers, otherwise clean text; general wear; cover creasing; some minor soiling on inside front cover and front free end-paper; Large Print; Complete & Unabridged; read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 1998-07
ISBN-13:9780786213757ISBN:0786213752
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket As Issued. Paperback Large Print 1998, EX-LIBRARY book with usual markings, Appears Unread, Binding square and tight, Small bump to edges, Pages clean and bright, Domestic Tracking. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN-13:9780446404372ISBN:0446404373
Description: Very Good. 0446404373 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Description: Good. The Leper of Saint Giles (Paperback) Guaranteed availability, condition & fast dispatch. PLEASE NOTE IF PURCHASING A VIDEO: Unless otherwise specified, all our videos are VHS PAL-UK & Europe Format. 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."
"Just when I felt like the cozier, more moral type of mystery fiction was letting me down (stupid Aunt Dimity), I picked up a Brother Cadfael to reorient myself. This one was not quite as good as many of her books - a bit more formulaic than usual, with our Young Lovers not really that interesting and too much roaming about the countryside for directionally impaired me - but I love the quality of the mystery and the thoughtfulness of the characters' actions."
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