The Leper Of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters

The Leper Of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters

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Summary

In his fifth chronicle Brother Cadfael is called away from his herb garden to investigate a savage killing on the eve of a noble wedding.

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The Leper Of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters

Brother Cadfael sets out to visit the Saint Giles leper colony outside Shrewsbury, knowing that a grand wedding is due to take place at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. As he arrives at Saint Giles the nuptial party passes the colony's gates. He sees the fragile bride, looking like a prisoner between her two stern guardians, and the groom, an arrogant, fleshy aristocrat old enough to be her grandfather. With his usual astuteness he suspects that this union may be more damned than blessed. He is horrifically proved right when a savage murder disrupts the May-December marriage leaving Brother Cadfael with a dark and terrible mystery to solve. For the key to the killing - and a secret - are hidden among the lepers of Saint Giles and Brother Cadfael's skills must diagnose a sickness, not of the body, but of a twisted soul.
Ellis Peters is one of the pseudonyms of Edith Pargeter who wrote several books under her own name and also Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr and John Redfern. She was the recipient of the Crime Writers Association and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. She died in 1995.
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ISBN 13 9780751547122
ISBN 10 0751547123
Title The Leper Of Saint Giles
Author Ellis Peters
Series Cadfael Chronicles
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2011-10-06
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.