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A Morbid Taste for Bones is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters set in May 1137. It is the first novel in The Cadfael Chronicles, first published in 1977. It was adapted for television in 1996 by Central for ITV. The monks of Shrewsbury Abbey seek the relics of a saint in Wales for their chapel.
Nov 25, 2014 · by Ellis Peters (Author) 4.4 5,093 ratings. Book 1 of 20: The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. See all formats and editions. The “irresistible” and “compelling” first novel in the historical mystery series featuring a Welsh Benedictine monk in the twelfth century (The Washington Post).
- Ellis Peters
A Morbid Taste for Bones: Directed by Richard Stroud. With Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman. Cadfael and a deputation of monks from Shrewsbury are dispatched to Wales to recover the remains of martyred St. Winifred over the objections of the local lord and residents.
A Morbid Taste for Bones. Ellis Peters. 3.97. 42,107 ratings2,302 reviews. In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order.
Dec 31, 2014 · A BBC Radio adaptation by Alick Rowe of the novel by Ellis Peters (and I apologize for the sound quality). It is May 1137, and the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul in Shewsbury seems to be in spiritual (and financial) straights because they have no sacred relics to attract pilgrims.
Jan 1, 1994 · A Morbid Taste for Bones (Brother Cadfael Chronicles) Paperback – January 1, 1994. The ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey wants to acquire Saint Winifred's sacred remains for his Benedictine order. And when the ensuing controversy leads to murder, Brother Cadfael investigates.
- Ellis Peters
Nov 25, 2014 · The “irresistible” and “compelling” first novel in the historical mystery series featuring a Welsh Benedictine monk in the twelfth century (The Washington Post). A Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in western England, Brother Cadfael spends much of his time tending the herbs and vegetables in the garden—but now there ...
Jun 2, 2014 · Did our brother-detective chop the murderer up? And what about the resulting smell? The result of Cadfael's actions, if Ellis Peters is to be believed, is that the shrine to Saint Winifred in Shrewsbury Abbey contains, not the bones of a holy woman, but those of a murdering monk!
- Ellis Peters
Aug 30, 2022 · This volume includes the first three books in the series that earned its author a CWA Silver Dagger Award: A Morbid Taste for Bones. At Shrewsbury Abbey, Brother Cadfael tends herbs and vegetables in the garden—but now there’s a more pressing matter.
A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES. by Ellis Peters ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 27, 1978. A Mediaeval Whodunnit."" And so it is, with Brother Cadfael of the Benedictine Monastery of Shrewsbury--once a rough sailor, now a sleepy skeptic--as sleuth.
