A monk's journey of amends leads to murder in this "thoroughly
entertaining medieval mystery" in the Silver Dagger Award-winning series
(Publishers Weekly).
Winter arrived early in 1142, bringing with it a heavy snowfall. The
safety of the guest-hall roof at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint. Peter
and Saint. Paul comes into jeopardy, and the brothers are called upon to
effect repairs. But the icy and treacherous conditions are to prove near
fatal for Brother Haluin. He slips from the roof and crashes to the
ground, sustaining terrible injuries--grave enough for him to want to
make his deathbed confession.
The confession is heard by the abbot and Brother Cadfael; a wicked
story, of trespasses hard for God or man to forgive. But Haluin does not
die. On his recovery, he determines to make a journey of expiation, with
Cadfael as his sole companion. It is an arduous journey, physically and
emotionally, and one that leads to some shocking discoveries.