by Ellis Peters · France loisirs · tapa dura · ISBN 9782724261127
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«Un cadavre de trop» is the medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, published by France Loisirs in hardback (247 pages, in French).
In 1138, the war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda draws Brother Cadfael from his herb garden. After the fall of Shrewsbury, the defenders are hanged and Cadfael buries the bodies; among them he finds one corpse too many that was not hanged but strangled. Cadfael's investigation unfolds amid the violence and intrigues of war.
Second instalment of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael series; originally published in English as One Corpse Too Many in 1979.
For readers of historical fiction and classic mystery with a medieval setting.
Edith Mary Pargeter, also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.
