A Morbid Taste for Bones

Edith Pargeter · first published 1977 · ISBN 9780446400152

Brother Cadfael's first investigation begins when an abbey party travels to Wales to acquire the saint's bones for Shrewsbury. A member of their company dies before they can return home, and Cadfael must untangle the motives and circumstances that led to murder. This inaugural mystery establishes Cadfael as both monk and detective.