A Morbid Taste for Bones

by Ellis Peters

197 pages

English language

Published Nov. 5, 1994 by Warner Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-446-40015-2
OCLC Number:: 29774375

(23 reviews)

In the 12th-century Benedictine monastery of Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has settled down to a quiet life in charge of the herbarium. It is fortunate his prowess as a herbalist is matched by his detective skills - when his prior acquires the bones of a saint, the obstacles include murder.

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ajft reviewed A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

I feel its not as good as later books in the series

3 stars

Must have read this decades ago, then stumbled across a very cheaply made copy in a street library a few months ago and picked it up. Rubbish paper, binding is falling apart, on re-reading it I'm wondering if I ever did read this, the first of the series? Enjoyable enough, I think too much of my memories of the series and characters are from later books that I've read more than once over the years

Library Orb reviewed A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

A Debut That's Hard to Beat

4 stars

The first outing for medieval mystery monk Brother Cadfael has everything: religious tensions, vying vendettas, and a murder that can only be solved in a truly bizarre fashion.

ManyRoads reviewed A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

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3 stars

This first novel in the Brother Cadfael series is both good entertainment and a worthwhile read. Although the novel is not 4-star quality, it provides a good introduction into the mind of Cadfael and his mischievousness.