description: In the 12th-century Benedictine monastery of Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has settled down to a quiet life in charge of the herbarium. It is fortunate his prowess as a herbalist is matched by his detective skills - when his prior acquires the bones of a saint, the obstacles include murder.
language: English
title: A Morbid Taste for Bones
titlecomplete: A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
characters: Rhisiart, Peredur, Brother Cadfael, Prior Robert Pennant, Father Huw, Engelard, Brother John, Abbot Heribert, Brother Jerome, Brother Columbanus, Sioned, Bened, Annest
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Medieval, British Literature, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Historical, Detective, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery
ratings_count: 40798
places: United Kingdom, Wales, Gwytherin, Wales, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
publisher: Recorded Books, LLC