The Devil’s Novice
The Eighth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
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The Devil’s Novice
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Vanessa Benjamin
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Ellis Peters
Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of the year of our Lord 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what troubles Brother Cadfael is a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novice.
Brother Cadfael has never seen two men more estranged than the Lord of Aspley and Meriet, the son he coldly delivers to the abbey to begin a religious vocation. Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by dreams at night that his howls earn him the nickname the Devil’s Novice. Shunned and feared, Meriet is soon linked to the missing priest’s dreadful fate. Only Brother Cadfael believes in Meriet’s innocence, and only the good sleuth can uncover the truth before the boy’s pure passion leads him to the noose.
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Reviews
“Enchanting…Medieval England comes marvelously alive.”
(Washington Post)“Each addition to the series is a joy. Long may the Chronicles continue.”
(USA Today)“Peters’ customary mix of warmth, scholarship, and first-class storytelling.”
(Kirkus Reviews)
