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Historical Fiction · 2014 · PG

Monk's Hood

by Ellis Peters

A dying man has been poisoned — and Brother Cadfael knows how it was done.

Silver Dagger Award Winner: In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of his herbal ingredients is used to kill a man. Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he suddenly takes ill. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man’s bedside, only to be confronted with two surprises: In Master Bonel’s wife, the good monk recognizes Richildis, whom he loved before he took his vows—and Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by monk’s-hood oil from Cadfae

For10+GenreHistorical FictionLength196 pagesRead time~5.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

Poisoning; a murder

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

A past love interest referenced

Substance Use

None

Medicinal herbs

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of forgiveness, past sins, and the grace of Cadfael's perspective

What this book is about

The third Brother Cadfael mystery (1980) sees the monk-apothecary investigate a poisoning by monkshood from his own herb garden. A tightly plotted, deeply human medieval mystery. For all ages.

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