Monk’s Hood
Author: Ellis Peters
A paperback edition of a Brother Cadfael novel, in which the monk investigates a poisoning and finds a web of family intrigue where suspicion falls on someone he is certain is innocent. Publication is to coincide with the televising of a new series based on the Cadfael chronicles…..Read More
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