The Monk's Hood

9 hrs. 28 min.

Language Russian

Author Ellis Peters

Narrator Kuryshev Sergey

Englishwoman Edith Pargeter was not a historian by training; however, under the pseudonym Ellis Peters, she created one of the most popular detective series, tightly linked to important historical events that shook 12th-century England and Wales, from where Pargeter’s ancestors came. "The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael" is also a political detective—because its action unfolds against the backdrop of a civil war between supporters of the rightful claimant to the throne, Queen Matilda, and King Stephen of Blois, who seized the throne by force—and classic, intimate stories that take place among the residents of Shrewsbury and its surroundings, as well as among the inhabitants of the Shrewsbury Benedictine abbey. It is here, late in life, that an old crusader who had seen the world— a war-hardened fighter—retreated. Taking the name Brother Cadfael, he decided to live peacefully out the rest of his days, serving God and healing people. But instead, Cadfael, a delicate expert in human souls and a man with rich life experience, is constantly forced to investigate all sorts of crimes and save not only bodies, but also souls…

In the third set of "Chronicles," Brother Cadfael must investigate an extremely domestic, extremely sealed murder—possibly caused by his own careless remarks. Accidentally mentioning the dangerous properties of aconite, a herb also known as "monk’s hood," Cadfael may have given someone a clue on how to get rid of Gervase Bonel, the stern and quick-to-punish head of a large family—where everyone had a reason to want Gervase dead…

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