An Excellent Mystery
Written by Ellis Peters
Narrated by Patrick Tull
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
In the year of our Lord 1141, August comes in golden as a lion, and two monks ride into the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul bringing with them disturbing news of war—and a mystery.
The strangers tell how the strife between the Empress Maud and King Stephen has destroyed the town of Winchester and their priory. Now Brother Humilis, who is handsome, gaunt, and very ill, and Brother Fidelis, youthful, comely—and totally mute—must seek refuge at Shrewsbury. From the moment he meets them, Brother Cadfael senses something deeper than common vows binds these two good brothers. What the link is he can only guess. What it will lead to is beyond his imagining. As Brother Humilis's health fails—and nothing can stop death's lengthening shade—Brother Cadfael faces a poignant test of his discretion and his
beliefs as he unravels a secret so great it can destroy a life, a future, and a holy order.
Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters (the pen name of Edith Pargeter, 1913–1995) is a writer beloved of millions of readers worldwide and has been widely adapted for radio and television, including her Brother Cadfael crime novels, which were made into a series starring Derek Jacobi. She has been the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger, Edgar Award for Best Novel, Agatha Award for Best Novel, and was awarded an OBE for her services to literature in 1994.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The characters, the way Ellis Peters develops the characters in the scope of the setting of the story!!!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/51. Be warned that in this version on Scribd, there are a few (maybe 3) inexplicable skips of a few paragraphs; some error in the audio file, so that in the middle of one sentence it abruptly switches to the end of another sentence several paragraohs or even pages later.
2. As enjoyable a listen ( in Patrick Tull’s voice) as any other Brother Cadfael mystery, but the reader will figure out twist early on, long before any of the characters, including Cadfael, do. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love this series Ellis Peters creates such great characters and recreates a colorful historical time.