The summer of the Danes

Edith Pargeter · first published 1991 · ISBN 9780446400183

Brother Cadfael ventures into the principality of Gwynedd in north Wales on a diplomatic mission that becomes entangled with Danish mercenaries and feuding Welsh princes. Rather than his usual detective role, Cadfael serves as observer and mediator in a story where politics and passion drive events. A mysterious murder at a royal seat provides the puzzle, though Cadfael approaches it from an unusual angle.