Confession of Brother Haluin: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, at Strewsbury [Hardcover]

Gripping and knowledgeable (The Spectator ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

In his fifteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael is witness to a shocking near-death confession and accompanies a fellow Benedictine on a dangerous quest for redemption. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

In the winter of 1142, snow blankets the Bendictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul causing damage to the guest hall, and the brothers must repair its roof before the danger worsens. The treacherously icy conditions are to prove nigh fatal for Brother Haulin when he slips from the roof in a terrible fall, sustaining such grave injuries that he makes his deathbed confession to the Abbot and Brother Cadfael. A startling story of trespasses hard for God or man to forgive emerges. But Haulin does not die. On his recovery, he sets out on a journey of expiation, with Cadfael as his sole companion. An arduous trip, it leads to horrifying discoveries, and to murder... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The Fifteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Eighteen years before, confesses Brother Haluin, he had been responsible for the death of the girl he loved and the baby she was to bear. Now, after a near-miraculous escape from death, he wants nothing more than to beg the forgiveness of Bertrade’s mother, Adelais de Clary, and do penance for his sins. But Haluin’s mission brings death in its wake, for Bertrade de Clary’s secrets were not hers alone and, even now, the revelation of them would bring shame and condemnation … Brother Cadfael, sent to nurse Haluin, turns detective once again with a murderer to bring to justice …

Derek Jacobi brings Ellis Peters’ 12th century monk to vivid life in this richly engrossing tale.

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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. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.