Dead Mans Ransom, Ellis Peters
Dead Mans Ransom, Ellis Peters
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Dead Man's Ransom
The Ninth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael

Author: Ellis Peters

Narrator: Roe Kendall

Unabridged: 7 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/17/2010

Synopsis

In the early twelfth century, civil war rages between the English and the Welsh. In the battle of Lincoln, the Welsh capture the sheriff of Shropshire and barter him for a young Welsh lord, who had been captured during a misguided assault on a convent. But before the exchange can be completed, one of the prisoners mysteriously dies.Brother Cadfael suspects foul play—his theory hinging on a single thread that binds together the destinies of an unusual trio of young lovers. The unraveling of their tale yields a powerful subtext that explores the nature of love, identity, and divided loyalty.

About Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters (1913–1995) was the pen name of English novelist Edith Pargeter, author of scores of books under her own name. She was a recipient of the Silver Dagger Award and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, conferred by the Crime Writers’ Association of Great Britain, as well as the coveted Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America.

About Roe Kendall

Roe Kendall (a.k.a. Vanessa Benjamin), a native of the British Isles, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. She has performed on stage, as a voice-over artist, and as an audiobook narrator.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on November 19, 2019

The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Book 9 - This book follows directly upon The Devil’s Novice. [URL not allowed] In this ninth episode Peters chooses to delve deeply into the context of conflicts within which the Shrewsbury (Shropshire) Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul finds its......more

Goodreads review by Marta on May 22, 2019

Dead Man’s Ransom, a.k.a How to Get Away with Murder, is not good. I have enjoyed brother Cadfael’s stories so far, but I am either getting tired of the formula, or the books are getting more tired - I suspect both. I usually enjoyed the mystery and the historical components before; this one is ligh......more

Goodreads review by Dillwynia on September 18, 2017

The Cadfael series has a well established reputation of being high quality historical mysteries. They do fall into two camps- the narrative dominated by the mystery, and the book that progresses the historical events that are effecting England at that time. This book in the series is part of the lat......more

Quotes

“Enchanting…Medieval England comes marvelously alive.” Washington Post

“Some of the most elegant, unstilted prose being written in mystery novels. [Peters’] chronicles of twelfth-century abbey life in England, featuring Brother Cadfael as sleuth, have made her a bestselling phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic.” Chicago Sun-Times

“Each addition to the series is a joy. Long may the Chronicles continue.” USA Today

“Peters’ local color is at its most engaging in the tangled family trees that sprawl across a contentious border.” Publishers Weekly

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