Paperback, 320 pages
Published Sept. 1, 1998 by Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C, Chivers Press Ltd.
Paperback, 320 pages
Published Sept. 1, 1998 by Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C, Chivers Press Ltd.
A stiff-necked old man deeds his estate to Shrewsbury Abbey, then dies via poison in a meal sent over by the abbey. Among the suspects Cadfael must work through are himself for brewing the poison and being part of the abbey, a hot-headed step-son, a bastard, and a villein.