In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, but it is not a joyous occasion—he’s come back from his pilgrimage in a coffin. William’s body is accompanied by his young attendant Elave,...
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For Brother Cadfael in the autumn of his life, the mild November of our Lord’s year 1145 may bring a bitter — and deadly — harvest. England is torn between supporters of the Empress Maud and those of her cousin Stephen. The civil strife is...
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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Vol. 63, No. 2. Whole No. 363, February 1974
Язык: английский
Год: 1974
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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Vol. 63, No. 2. Whole No. 363, February...
The character of Beaky Durkin is not presented as being related in any way to Fred Durkin, a free-lance detective often hired by Wolfe to assist with...