A monk must find a killer among a flood of religious pilgrims in this
medieval mystery by the Edgar Award-winning author: "A series like no
other" (The San Diego Union-Tribune).
In the year of our Lord 1141, civil war over England's throne leaves a
legacy of violence--and the murder of a knight dear to Brother Cadfael.
And with gentle bud-strewn May, a flood of pilgrims comes to the
celebration of Saint Winifred at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint
Paul, carrying with it many strange souls--and perhaps the knight's
killer.
Brother Cadfael's shrewd eyes see all: the prosperous merchant who rings
false, an angelic lame boy, his beautiful dowerless sister, and two
wealthy penitents. In the name of justice Cadfael decides to uncover the
strange and twisted tale that accompanies these travelers. Instead he
unearths a quest for vengeance, witnesses a miracle, and finds himself
on a razor's edge between death and the absolution of love.