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    The Devil's Novice
    The Devil's Novice
    The Devil's Novice
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    The Devil's Novice

    Written by Ellis Peters

    Narrated by Patrick Tull

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    When a troubled novice is blamed for the disappearance of a priest, Brother Cadfael seeks to save his soul—and his life

    Outside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what troubles Brother Cadfael is a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novice.

    Brother Cadfael has never seen two men more estranged than the Lord of Aspley and Meriet, the son he coldly delivers to the abbey to begin a religious vocation.

    Meriet, meek by day, is so racked by dreams at night that his howls earn him the nickname “the Devil's Novice”. Shunned and feared, Meriet is soon linked to the missing priestly emissary’s dreadful fate. Only Brother Cadfael believes in Meriet's innocence, and only the good
    sleuth can uncover the truth before a boy's pure passion, not evil intent, leads a novice to the noose.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 11, 2009
    ISBN9781440788659
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    Ellis Peters

    Ellis Peters (the pen name of Edith Pargeter, 1913–1995) is a writer beloved of millions of readers worldwide and has been widely adapted for radio and television, including her Brother Cadfael crime novels, which were made into a series starring Derek Jacobi. She has been the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger, Edgar Award for Best Novel, Agatha Award for Best Novel, and was awarded an OBE for her services to literature in 1994.

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