A Morbid Taste for Bones

9 hrs. 29 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 major 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 story—because its events unfold against the backdrop of a civil war between the supporters of the rightful claimant to the throne, Queen Matilda, and King Stephen of Blois, who seized the throne by force—and also classic, intimate stories involving the residents of Shrewsbury and the surrounding area, as well as the inhabitants of the Benedictine abbey in Shrewsbury.

It is here, late in life, that an old crusader who had seen the world and was a seasoned fighter retired. Taking the name Brother Cadfael, he decided to live out the rest of his days in peace, serving God and healing people. But instead, Cadfael—this subtle expert in human souls and a man with rich life experience—constantly has to investigate all kinds of crimes and save not only bodies, but also souls…

The first volume of the "Chronicles" begins in 1137, when monks from the Shrewsbury Abbey travel to neighboring Wales to obtain the relics of the holy martyr Winifred. Cadfael goes with them to play the role of mediator, since he is from Wales. The locals are against their native martyr being dug up and taken away by the English, and a sudden murder only further sharpens relations between the monks and the villagers of the Welsh settlement. Cadfael must urgently find the murderer to prevent even more bloodshed—and, in addition, to reunite the unfortunate lovers…

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