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Written by Ellis Peters - Performed by Stephen Thorne - Unabridged Fiction - 3 CASSETTES - 3 hours, 10 minutes

Publisher, Audio Partners (August 2002)

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"Pure pleasure... Peters' stories can be said to have everything -- colorful monks, touching young love, marvelous atmosphere, a fascinating and complex detective, and, most importantly of all, ingenious puzzles." --The Armchair Detective

"As usual, Miss Peters creates her magic, resurrecting a long-gone age and its people for our delight." --Washington Times

Medieval mysteries by Ellis Peters, particularly those with sleuthing Brother Cadfael, are international bestsellers. Cadfael is the gardener and herbalist among the order of monks who manage the monastery of Saints Peter and Paul in 12th century Shrewsbury, England. Cadfael, a wise man in his 60s, has taken religious vows and retired to the quiet, contemplative life of the monastery following earlier service as a warrior in the Crusades and then as a captain of a fishing crew. At the Abbey, his life proves to be anything but staid as he solves a series of mysteries.

This audiobook contains three tales of intrigue and treachery that let the listener hear Cadfael at the best of his sleuthing form and chronicle the events that led Brother Cadfael into the Benedictine Order. The three tales are:

A Light on the Road to Woodstock in which Cadfael makes his transition from soldier to cleric.

The Price of Light in which a harsh and self-indulgent manor lord seeks divine help from the brothers of the abbey at Shrewsbury to counter the effects of a mild seizure.

Eye Witness in which the abbey's rent collector is found in the river nearly drowned after having been robbed, beaten, and left for dead.

About the Author: Ellis Peters (1913 - 1995) is a pen name taken by Edith Pargeter, who also wrote many books under that name. Even as a high school student, she was known as the girl who never stopped writing. She is best known for her historical novels set in Shropshire, most particularly those with Brother Cadfael at their center. The books in the Cadfael series have become hugely successful international bestsellers and have been broadcast in many countries as a TV series starring Derek Jacobi. Ellis Peters/Edith Pargeter received many prestigious writing awards and honors during her lifetime.

About the Performer: Stephen Thorne has acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Old Vic Company. He participated in over 2,000 broadcasts for BBC including the portrayal of Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series. He has performed many audiobooks, among them three for The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation. Of his Audio Partners performances, the review publication Gramophone said: "A tour-de-force... I can hardly credit now that it was the work of a single reader, so varied and so excellent are his portrayals."