Joan V. reviewed on 6/16/2006 + 39 more book reviews

Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest at the Shrewsbury Abbey when he is taken ill. Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist, hurries to his bedside only to be confronted by two surprises. Master Bonel's wife is the woman Cadfael loved many years ago before he took his vows. And Master Bonel has been poisoned by a dose of oil from Dadfael's own laboratory. Another in the series of fascinating deductive tales featuring the1 2th century monk.

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