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Title details for Dead Man's Ransom by Ellis Peters - Available

Dead Man's Ransom

#9 in series

by Ellis Peters
Roe Kendall
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It is early in the twelfth century and the civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud rages with renewed vigor. In the battle of Lincoln, the sheriff of Shropshire is captured and the king himself is detained by his enemies. An exchange of prisoners is arranged: the sheriff will be bartered for a young Welsh lordling who has been captured during a misguided assault on a convent. All seems to be going according to plan until one of the prisoners dies under mysterious circumstances before the exchange is completed.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    March 22, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780786118250
      • File size: 218117 KB
      • Duration: 07:34:24

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 4, 1986
      In this mystery featuring 12th-century Brother Cadfael, a Welsh lord captured by the English is to be exchanged for Gilbert Prestcote, sheriff of Shropshire, who is held by the Welsh. When Prestcote dies in Welsh hands, Cadfael suspects murder and reveals the motives of the captors. PW commented: "Peters's local color is at its most engaging in the tangled family trees that sprawl across a contentious border.''

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The cognoscenti know that Brother Cadfael, the Benedictine monk, practices medicine and solves crimes in medieval Britain. When a wounded Welsh POW is brought to him for treatment, he turns out to be a nobleman's son who can be exchanged for a captive of the Welsh. But before a swap can be finalized, murder foils the plans, and Cadfael must ferret out the guilty party. Philip Madoc, a mild and robust Cadfael, performs with an admirable cast in a typically workmanlike BBC Radio production. Y.R. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      A proposed exchange of prisoners between the English and the Welsh turns out badly for the English--and worse for the Welsh--in this tale of justice and retribution. Stephen Thorne manages to strike a tone at once neutral and passionate, leaving it to the reader to decide which side serves society best. His pacing is always attuned to the narrative; his voicings are subtle, consistent and elegant. S.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      A proposed exchange of prisoners between the English and the Welsh turns out badly for the English--and worse for the Welsh--in this tale of justice and retribution. In his ninth outing with the Brother Cadfael series, Patrick Tull has hit his stride, deftly handling emotions ranging from tragic to ecstatic, grim to ironic. With the subtlest vocal twists he captures the delicate humor that perversely arises out of a moment of evil. This is his best effort to date. S.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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