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St. Peter's Fair

At the annual fair at Shrewsbury Abbey in 1139, a wealthy merchant is murdered. A dangerous suitor immediately begins stalking the merchant's lovely neice and Brother Cadfael, a sleuthing monk, races to save her from a terrible fate.

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  • "At the annual fair at Shrewsbury Abbey in 1139, a wealthy merchant is murdered. A dangerous suitor immediately begins stalking the merchant's lovely neice and Brother Cadfael, a sleuthing monk, races to save her from a terrible fate."@en
  • "In July of 1139, a quarrel between the local burghers and the monks of the Benedictine monastery over Shrewsbury's annual Fair leaves a merchant dead."@en
  • ""A Brother Cadfael mediaeval whodunit'"
  • "When a wealthy merchant and two other men are murdered during the fair in the summer of 1139, Brother Cadfael helps the merchant's niece Emma search for the killer before everyone realizes that she knows more than she is telling."@en
  • "St. Peter's Fair is a grand, festive event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. There is a pause in the civil war that is racking the country in the summer of 1139, and the fair promises to bring some much needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury."@en
  • "Brother Cadfael, a medieval monk, attempts to solve the murder of Thomas of Bristol, a prosperous merchant who was stabbed just before the start of the fair."@en
  • "An opportunity to put aside the horrors of war is dashed when bodies begin to pile up at St. Peter’s Fair St. Peter’s Fair is a grand, festive event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139, and the fair promises to bring some much-needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury—until the body of a wealthy merchant is found murdered in the river Severn. Was Thomas of Bristol the victim of murderous thieves? And, if so, why were his valuables abandoned nearby? Brother Cadfael, that shrewd but kindly monk, offers to help the merchant’s lovely niece Emma. But while he is searching for the killer, Thomas of Bristol’s wares are ransacked and two more men are murdered. Emma almost certainly knows more than she is telling—as others will soon realize. Cadfael desperately races to save the young girl, knowing that in a country at war with itself, betrayal can come from any direction, and even good intentions can kill."@en
  • "Saint Peter's Fair was an annual event in twelfth century Shrewsbury but trouble between the burghers and the Benedictine monastry end in riot and a murder one year before the fair started."@en
  • "Saint Peter's Fair is a grand festive event, attracting tradesmen from across England and beyond. There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139, and the fair promises to bring some much needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury. Until, that is, the body of a wealthy trader is found in the River Severn. Was Thomas of Bristol the victim of murderous thieves? And if so, why were his valuables abandoned nearby? Brother Cadfael offers to help the merchant's lovely niece Emma. But while he is seaching for the killer, the man's wares are ransacked and two more men are murdered. Emma almost certainly knows more that she is telling, as others will soon realise. Cadfael desperately races to save the young girl, knowing that in a country at war with itself, betrayal can come from any direction, an even good intentions can kill."@en
  • "Lovely Emma Vernold takes Brother Cadfael into her confidence in the matter of the murder of her uncle, and Cadfael must rescue her from a terrible fate."@en

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