The Summer of the Danes
Book 18 of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Language: English
1135-1154 Brother (Fictitious character) Cadfael Crime Detective Fiction Fiction - Mystery General Great Britain Great Britain - History - Stephen Herbalists Historical Historical Fiction History Monks Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - General Mystery & Detective - Traditional British Mystery and Detective Stories Mystery fiction Shrewsbury (England) Stephen Suspense Talking books Traditional British
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Published: Apr 1, 1991
Description:
In the summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen Empress Maud, the two royal cousins contending for the throne, have temporarily exhausted each other. On the whole, Brother Cadfael considers peace a blessing agrees to accompany a friend to Wales. When Cadfael is captured by an army of Danish mercenaries, he finds himself in the midst of a brotherly quarrel that could plunge an entire kingdom into deadly chaos.