In his seventh chronicle Brother Cadfael is sure that the young man who seeks sanctuary in Shrewsbury Abbey is innocent of the charge of murder laid against him.
In his fifteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael is witness to a shocking near-death confession and accompanies a fellow Benedictine on a dangerous quest for redemption.
In his thirteenth chronicle Brother Cadfael believes the motive for a callous murder is all too obvious, but he soon learns that when love and money are involved, nothing is straightforward.