num_pages: 255
description: While Cadfael has bent Abbey rules, he has never broken his monastic vows--until now. Word has come to Shrewsbury of a treacherous act that has left 30 of Maud's knights imprisoned. All have been ransomed except Cadfael's secret son, Olivier. Conceived in Cadfael's soldiering youth and unaware of his father's identity, Olivier will die if he is not freed.
language: English
title: Brother Cadfael's Penance
titlecomplete: Brother Cadfael's Penance (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #20)
characters: Empress Matilda, Hugh Beringar, Brother Cadfael
genres: Historical Mystery, British Literature, Historical, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Medieval, Crime
ratings_count: 5527
places: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, England
series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
publisher: Mysterious Press