Monk's Hood ANNOTATION
When a visitor to the abbey dies, Brother Cadfael faces a personal drama. For not only was the man poisoned by monk's hood oil, made in Cadfael's own laboratory, the dead man's widow is also the woman to whom Cadfael was betrothed before he took his vows. Previously published by Fawcett.
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When a visitor to the abbey dies, Brother Cadfael faces a personal drama. For not only was the man poisoned by monk's hood oil, made in Cadfael's own laboratory, the dead man's widow is also the woman to whom Cadfael was betrothed before he took his vows.
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AudioFile - Susan Harding
Brother Cadfael, the medieval monk and herbalist, seeks out the culprit when one of his medicinal concoctions is used to kill. The most likely suspect is the victim's young stepson. Patrick Tull's rough, slightly gravelly voice is well suited to portraying the elderly monks, from Cadfael's deep growl, tinged with a hint of a Welsh accent, to Prior Robert's aristocratic tones, to Abbot Heribet's ancient whisper. So convincing is his evocation of age that the voices of the impetuous, teenaged Edwin or that of Brother Mark are a surprise. Characterization is subtle, based as much upon speed and intonation as upon vocal pitch or timbre. S.H. ﾽAudioFile, Portland, Maine
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