What the community thinks
summary of 308 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
mysterious 100%
reflective 33%
adventurous 22%
relaxing 22%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
reflective 33%
adventurous 22%
relaxing 22%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 55%
slow 33%
fast 11%
slow 33%
fast 11%
Strong character development?
No: 55% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 11%Average rating
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Ellis Peters' introduction to the murderous medieval world of Brother Cadfael...
A Morbid Taste for Bones
In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition to translate and finds the rustic villagers of Gwytherin passionately divided by the Benedictine's offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise, and all too wordly, he isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder.
The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself held the bow. Brother Cadfael knows a carnal hand did the killing. But he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice...where the wages of sin may be scandal or Cadfael's own ruin.
A Morbid Taste for Bones
In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition to translate and finds the rustic villagers of Gwytherin passionately divided by the Benedictine's offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise, and all too wordly, he isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder.
The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself held the bow. Brother Cadfael knows a carnal hand did the killing. But he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice...where the wages of sin may be scandal or Cadfael's own ruin.
Buy A Morbid Taste for Bones
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Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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Ellis Peters' introduction to the murderous medieval world of Brother Cadfael...
A Morbid Taste for Bones
In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition to translate and finds the rustic villagers of Gwytherin passionately divided by the Benedictine's offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise, and all too wordly, he isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder.
The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself held the bow. Brother Cadfael knows a carnal hand did the killing. But he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice...where the wages of sin may be scandal or Cadfael's own ruin.
A Morbid Taste for Bones
In the remote Welsh mountain village of Gwytherin lies the grave of Saint Winifred. Now, in 1137, the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the sacred remains for his Benedictine order. Native Welshman Brother Cadfael is sent on the expedition to translate and finds the rustic villagers of Gwytherin passionately divided by the Benedictine's offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise, and all too wordly, he isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder.
The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself held the bow. Brother Cadfael knows a carnal hand did the killing. But he doesn't know that his plan to unearth a murderer may dig up a case of love and justice...where the wages of sin may be scandal or Cadfael's own ruin.
What the community thinks
summary of 308 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
mysterious 100%
reflective 33%
adventurous 22%
relaxing 22%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
reflective 33%
adventurous 22%
relaxing 22%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
lighthearted 11%
tense 11%
Pace
medium 55%
slow 33%
fast 11%
slow 33%
fast 11%
Strong character development?
No: 55% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 11%Average rating