![]() ![]() Emma almost certainly knows more than she is telling-as others will soon realize. But while he is searching for the killer, Thomas of Bristol’s wares are ransacked and two more men are murdered. Was Thomas of Bristol the victim of murderous thieves? And, if so, why were his valuables abandoned nearby?īrother Cadfael, that shrewd but kindly monk, offers to help the merchant’s lovely niece Emma. There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139, and the fair promises to bring some much-needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury-until the body of a wealthy merchant is found murdered in the river Severn. Peter’s Fair is a grand, festive event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. In the twelfth century, merchants gather at a summertime fair-but when one of them is found dead in a river, a crime-solving monk must step in. ![]()
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