Un cadavere di troppo

Brother Cadfael erstwhile Crusader, warrior, sailor, philanderer turned monk, retired to the quiet life in the medieval, Benedictine Abbey of Shrewsbury near the border with self-ruling Wales, ( for now) a boring existence he needs, weeding in the gardens , growing fruits and vegetables and herbs, b Leggi tutto

Where better to hide a corpse than among a pile of corpses? However the murderer didn't count on Brother Cadfael's observant eye or his persistence. In this second novel of the series, Cadfael meets his future, frequent ally, Hugh Beringar.

Book 2 of the Brother Cadfael series, which is one I’ve been reading in no particular order. The series is set in 12th Century England where a civil war is raging between cousins King Stephen and Empress Maud, both claimants to the throne. People support one or the other as per their beliefs (and op Leggi tutto

Ellis Peters’ “A Morbid Taste For Bones” travelled but the home-sticking “ One Corpse Too Many ” was action-packed. Whether the constant movement kept Edith Pargeter’s soft adverbs in check, or she improved; I was relieved. I enjoyed her second novel so much better than I thought and won’t mind readin Leggi tutto

…for every untimely death, every man cut down in his vigour and strength, without time for repentance and reparation, is one corpse too many. One Corpse Too Many is the second of the chronicles of “Cadfael”, a Welsh Benedictine monk in 12th century England at Shrewsbury Abbey, near the Welsh border. Leggi tutto