Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many (USA 2014)

From the Publisher:
Brother Cadfael discovers a murder amid the wreckage of Shrewsbury Castle in this mystery series featuring "a colorful and authentic medieval background" (Publishers Weekly).

In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: one extra victim that has been strangled, not hanged.

This ingenious way to dispose of a corpse tells Brother Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy's clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower... the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can expose a murderer's black heart.

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many. The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael. Open Road Integrated Media, ISBN: 9781504001960 (November, 2014), 292 p., $14.99.

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many (USA 2014)

From the Publisher:
Brother Cadfael discovers a murder amid the wreckage of Shrewsbury Castle in this mystery series featuring "a colorful and authentic medieval background" (Publishers Weekly).

In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: one extra victim that has been strangled, not hanged.

This ingenious way to dispose of a corpse tells Brother Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy's clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower... the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can expose a murderer's black heart.

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many. The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael. Mysteriouspress.com / Open Road Integrated Media, ISBN: 9781497671089 (August, 2014), eBook, 7 MB (ca. 246 p.), $9.99.

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many (UK 2010)

From the Publisher:
In his second chronicle, Brother Cadfael is asked to administer rites to a group of executed prisoners and discovers he has an extra body to deal with.
In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving the ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: ninety-five bodies lie in a row, and the extra corpse tells Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless.

One death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy's clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower - evidence that Cadfael believes can most easily expose a murderer's black heart...

Praise for the Brother Cadfael chronicles:
'A cult figure of crime fiction' -- Financial Times
'A pleasing and unusual mixture of suspense and historical fiction' -- Evening Standard

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many. The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael. Sphere, ISBN: 9780751543728 (April, 2010), 314 p., £7.99.

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many (UK 2000)

From the Publisher:
IN HIS SECOND CHRONICLE Brother Cadfael is asked to administer rites to a group of executed prisoners and discovers he has an extra body to deal with.
'Gripping and knowledgable' -- The Spectator

IN THE SUMMER OF 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety. of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: ninety-five bodies lie in a row, and the extra corpse tells Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy's clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower -- the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can most easily expose a murderer's black heart.

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many. The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael. London: Warner Futura, 2000, ISBN: 0751511021, 314 p., £5.99.

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many (USA 1994)

From the Publisher:
In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the Empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: ninety-five bodies lie in a row, and the extra victim has not been hanged, but cruelly strangled.

This ingenious way of disposing of a corpse tells Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy's clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower -- the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can most easily expose a murderer's black heart.

"Delightful... a colorful and authentic medieval background fraught with swordplay and a challenge to the death." -- Publishers Weekly
"You'll love Brother Cadfael, wily veteran of the Crusades... This was England before the age of tea and crumpets." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

An Alternate Selection of Mystery Guild

Ellis Peters: One Corpse Too Many. The Second Chronicle of Brother Cadfael, of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, at Shrewsbury. The Mysterious Press / Warner Books, ISBN: 0446400513 (March, 1994), 214 p., $5.50.