Following the recent death of her prosperous husband, Judith Perle found herself attracting considerable attention amongst the gentlemen of Shrewsbury. However, this burgeoning interest was abruptly shadowed by tragedy: both a monk and one …

Brother Cadfael presented Hugh Beringar with a difficult choice, one that pitted his duty to the king against the bonds of friendship. Simultaneously, at Shrewsbury’s bustling St. Peter's Fair, tensions flared between the townsfolk and both…

A shadow had fallen over Shrewsbury, born of a grievous double death: a young woman, heavy with child, lay lifeless, and the priest who’d denied her absolution now shared her fate. Brother Cadfael found himself drawn into the unsettling inq…