by Ellis Peters · Futura · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780708836101
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«The Rose Rent» is the medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, published by Futura in paperback (192 pages, in English).
In the spring of 1142, young widow Judith Perle cedes her house in Monk's Foregate to Shrewsbury Abbey in exchange for a single white rose as annual rent. When the monk sent to deliver it is found murdered beside the rosebush, Brother Cadfael investigates the widow's suitors and unravels a tangle of interests and secrets.
Thirteenth installment of the Brother Cadfael Chronicles, featuring the eponymous herbalist monk.
Recommended for fans of historical mystery and medieval detective novels.
Edith Mary Pargeter, also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.
