Brother Cadfael Mysteries Brother Cadfael's Penance, Book 20, (Paperback)

from DWWilkin

I have reviewed many of these in this series in the last few days as I try to finish the series before the end of 2008. Well one to go, but after this, the penultimate, can it get better? If you ca...

from Meredy

Six-word review: Tender, brilliant conclusion to Cadfael's journey. Extended review: Never before have I been inclined to use the word "tender" to describe a murder mystery, but it fits this one. A...

from seoulful

Here we have Brother Cadfael of the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul in Shrewsbury musing upon the shortening days of November and the fleeting nature of life. "It may be that God is reminding me th...

from phoenixcomet

The culmination of Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael chronicles released the year before her death at age 92. When news is brought to Shrewsbury that Olivier de Bretagne, a staunch supporter of Empress...

from benfulton

It's odd that this was the last Cadfael mystery, as the issues that are dealt with are really life-resolving, now-I-can-die-in-peace sorts of issues. Perhaps Ms. Peters had an inkling that this wou...