#6 Chronicles of Brother Cadfael

The Virgin in the Ice

Ellis Peters
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In the winter of 1139, raging civil war has sent refugees fleeing north from Worcester, among them an orphaned boy and his beautiful 18-year-old sister. Traveling with a young nun, they set out for Shrewsbury, but disappear somewhere in the wild countryside. Now, Brother Cadfael embarks on a dangerous quest to find them.
Genres: MysteryHistorical FictionFictionHistoricalCrimeMedievalHistorical MysteryDetectiveAudiobookMystery Thriller
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