num_pages: 189
description: In the midst of a twelfth-century civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud, a hostage exchange is put in jeopardy when one of the prisoners dies, and Brother Cadfael determines that he was murdered
language: English
title: Dead Man's Ransom
titlecomplete: Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9)
characters: Hugh Beringar, Brother Cadfael
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Historical Mystery, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 6391
places: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
publisher: William Morrow & Co