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Medieval monk Brother Cadfael races to save a young man he believes is falsely accused of robberyโin the Silver Dagger Awardโwinning mystery series.In the gentle Shrewsbury spring of 1140, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy soundโa hunt in full cry. Pursued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts into the nave to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself fighting off armed townsmen to save a terrified young man.
Liliwin, a wandering minstrel who performed at the wedding of a local goldsmithโs son, has been accused of robbery and murder. The cold light of morning, however, will show his supposed victim, the miserly craftsman, still lives, although a strongbox lies empty. Brother Cadfael believes Liliwin is innocent, but finding the truth and the treasure before Liliwinโs respite in sanctuary runs out may uncover a deadlier sin than thieveryโa desperate love that nothing, not even the threat of hanging, can stop. ISBN:9780446404297
