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One Corpse Too Many

The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

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One Corpse Too Many

By: Ellis Peters
Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
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In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its 94 defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: 95 bodies lie in a row, and the extra corpse tells Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless.

But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boys' clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower - the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can most easily expose a murderer's black heart....

©1979 Ellis Peters (P)2011 Isis Publishing Ltd Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective Crime Heartfelt

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I’m only 3 books into the Brother Cadfael series and this is my favourite to date. I enjoy the subtleties and nuances that Ellis Peters writes with for her characters, so all their little quirks come out. It’s so humanising. I really loved the quiet love story at the centre of this one too. As everyone else has said, Stephen Thorne’s narration cannot be beaten. If, like me, you tried the other narrators but had to return them, you can google MotionAudioBooks and find the full digital collection there with Stephen’s narrating the majority of the remainder of the 21 books.

Favourite one so far

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Set in the times of king Stephen and Empress Maude and the ensuing civil war this series of books combines basic forensics and poetic language. Given that they were brutal times, there are no gory and unpleasant scenes. A mystery that highlights the ways of human beings. The good points and the bad.

A lovely listen!

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Fabulous story, well narrated. Really good believable chatacters.

I loved the twists and turns. Kept me hooked to the very end

Kept me hooked

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Stephen Thorne’s narration brought the book to life. Unlike other narrators I’ve heard trying to pronounce Welsh words, he flowed naturally and fluently. A lovely performance.

Brilliant narrator.

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I read these books in the late 1970's and early to mid 1980's. They eww good then, but are even better in audio book format. I would highly recommend this recording.

Such a good series

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This is a delightful story of developing human friendship set in well researched hash historical times. It read very clearly by Stephen Thorne, an important factor for the hard of hearing.

Much more than another murder mystery!

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This is set in 12th century Shrewsbury and at a time of civil war when King Stephen and Empress Maud are fighting for the throne. Brother Cadfael - a herbalist and detective - seeks a murderer while helping two fugitives escape.

Medieval monk Cadfael solves a murder

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An excellent story by Ellis Peters, which contains a number of strong threads that weave together. Brother Cadfael is sagacious and crafty and a truly wonderful creation. The narration was excellent particularly for the voice of Cadfael, which has a solid worldly Welsh sound, even the female characters are well done. I hope that more of these stories are put onto audible (I think that she wrote about 20 Brother Cadfael novels), as I would love to hear more.

A ripping yarn!

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Loved it, great characters, super sleuth story line and a twist at the end. wonderful humour!

Great start to the Cadfael series

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I love Cadfael. Watched all the tv series but the books are as always much better.

love this series

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