3 ½ stars
History raids and battles play the largest part of any Cadfael mystery in the series up to this point.
In a series pretty well known for

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happy endings and romances blossoming, this book was a surprise in that the murderer not only gets away but he also gets the girl. Eliud kills the sheriff so that his cousin, the hero of the story Elis can marry the sheriff’s daughter Melicent. That leaves the way open for Eliud to marry Elis’ betrothed Cristina. In the end the murderer Eliud is snuck back to Wales to marry. Hugh and Cadfael aren’t to bothered by the outcome, so I guess I’m not either.

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