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The Rose Rent: 13
Ellis Peters
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Description for The Rose Rent: 13
Paperback. In his thirteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael believes the motive for a callous murder is all too obvious, but he soon learns that when love and money are involved, nothing is straightforward. Series: The Cadfael Chronicles. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 109 x 18. Weight in Grams: 146.
A late spring in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, for there may be no roses by June the twenty-second. On that day the young widow Perle must receive one white rose as rent for the house she has given to benefit the abbey or the contract is void. When nature finally complies, a pious monk is sent to pay the rent, but discovers that the rose bush has been destroyed and he is then found murdered inside it. The abbey's wise herbalist, Brother Cadfael, follows the trail of bloodied petals. He knows the ... Read more
A late spring in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, for there may be no roses by June the twenty-second. On that day the young widow Perle must receive one white rose as rent for the house she has given to benefit the abbey or the contract is void. When nature finally complies, a pious monk is sent to pay the rent, but discovers that the rose bush has been destroyed and he is then found murdered inside it. The abbey's wise herbalist, Brother Cadfael, follows the trail of bloodied petals. He knows the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
The Cadfael Chronicles
Condition
New
Weight
147g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751517415
SKU
V9780751517415
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters is one of the pseudonyms of Edith Pargeter who wrote several books under her own name and also Peter Benedict, Jolyon Carr and John Redfern. She was the recipient of the Crime Writers Association and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. She died in 1995.
Reviews for The Rose Rent: 13
Cosy as a teapot. THE TIMES